Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. A spectacular fossil graveyard reveals a 43-million-year-old whale that had four legs and could walk.
/ Watch Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.
In Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. This fossil graveyard, millions of years old, is known as the “Valley of the Whales. ” A spectacular fossil graveyard reveals a 43-million-year-old whale that had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to how mammals moved from land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.
Now, paleontologists have unearthed a whole new species of ancient whale dating to 43 million years ago, and this predator wasn’t just able to swim – it also had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to the winding evolutionary path of mammals that moved from the land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth onWhales are massive reservoirs of carbon and they are key to the health of our oceans.
But there are fewer whales — and less whale poop — in the ocean today than before industrial whaling took off.designed for ease and enjoyment everywhere you watch including Roku, smart TVs and mobile devices. It’s locally curated for San Diego by the KPBS programming team. With a clean and intuitive design, discovering and enjoying KPBS and PBS content on-demand has never been easier.
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