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Evolve

Season 1
Throughout eons of evolution, the natural world has played host to this never-ending competition. Since the dawn of time roughly ninety-nine percent of all species have become extinct. In order to survive, all creatures, including man, must treat life
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  1. S1 E1 - Eyes

    July 29, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    They are one of evolution's most useful and prevalent inventions. Ninety five percent of living species are equipped with eyes and they exist in many different forms.
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  2. S1 E2 - Guts

    August 5, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    It doesn't just take willpower to survive. It takes guts--in the form of a digestive system that turns food into fuel. Look closely at the role guts have played in shaping some of Earth's most successful animals.
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  3. S1 E3 - Jaws

    August 12, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    It's one of the most important developments in the history of life. An adaptation that lets animals kill, butcher, and devour. There is perhaps no instrument more important to survival than a strong set of jaws.
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  4. S1 E4 - Sex

    August 19, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    In the history of life on earth, sex may be the ultimate survival skill, because the bottom line is: reproduce or die. This episode looks at sex in its many forms.
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  5. S1 E5 - Skin

    August 26, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    It makes up 16% of your body weight, is the largest organ in the human body, allows birds to fly, mammals to nurse their young, and provides a lifelong defense against predators and parasites alike. What is it? Skin.
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  6. S1 E6 - Flight

    September 2, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    Humans have always been fascinated with the one part of the world that we could not conquer--the sky. How did the earth's first flying creatures come to be?
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  7. S1 E7 - Communication

    September 14, 2008
    45min
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    How has our ability to communicate defined us as a species? Sharing information with each other has allowed humans to rise to the top of the food chain and dominate our environments. But humans aren't the only species that can communicate.
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  8. S1 E8 - Size

    November 8, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    Life has evolved into a multitude of sizes. Over the course of three billion years, life has taken on many forms--from an .02-micrometer-long bacteria to the 110-foot-long blue whale.
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  9. S1 E9 - Speed

    November 8, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    The ability to react and move can often mean the difference between life and death in the animal kingdom. Some animals have evolved into championship fliers, swimmers, and runners.
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  10. S1 E10 - Venom

    November 8, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    The deadliest natural weapon employed in the animal kingdom, venom has independently evolved in creatures as diverse as jellyfish, insects, snakes, and even mammals.
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  11. S1 E11 - Shape

    December 20, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    Living organisms have entered into a battle for survival for hundreds of millions of years and the pressure to survive has resulted in ever changing shapes.
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Directors

Hugh Ballantyne

Producers

Charles Nordlander

Cast

Harry PrichettKevin Deon

Studio

A+E Networks
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