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When Whales Could Walk

NOVA Now by GBH

Apr 14, 202618:28Science & Medicine

What if whales had legs? Once upon a time, they did. Sort of. An astonishing fossil trail shows that modern whales actually evolved from hooved land mammals. Whales still carry the fingerprints of this past, from their s...

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When Whales Could Walk is an episode from NOVA Now by GBH. What if whales had legs? Once upon a time, they did. Sort of. An astonishing fossil trail shows that modern whales actually evolved from hooved land mammals. Whales still carry the...

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Published Apr 14, 2026, 18:28 long, audio available.

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