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Evolve Guts

Examining the guts creatures use to exploit a variety of ecological niches and food sources; digestive systems shape history.

Evolve Venom

The evolution of deadly venom in insects, jellyfish, snakes and even mammals; how evolution has adapted venom to fit animals' needs; pound-for-pound the cone snail is the most toxic creature in the world.

Evolve Jaws

The evolution of the jaw enables creatures to kill, butcher and devour prey; sharks; crocodiles; lions.

Evolve Size

How life has evolved into a multitude of sizes, ranging from microscopic bacteria to the 110-foot-long blue whale; scientists are learning how the struggle for survival has led some animals to become small and others to get huge.

Evolve Shape

The pressure to survive results in living organisms changing their shapes; extreme shapes can mean survival for species ranging from the platypus to the hammerhead shark; basic shapes with staying power.

Evolve Flight

The first vertebrate flyer, the pterosaur, first took to the air 220 million years ago and eventually evolved to the size of a small airplane; comparing the fossil record to living birds.

Evolve Speed

The ability to react and move quickly can mean the difference between life and death in the animal kingdom; animals evolve into champion fliers, swimmers and runners; Mother Nature's need for speed.

Evolve Skin

Skin makes up 16 percent of a person's body weight and is the largest organ of the human body; skin allows birds to fly, enables mammals to nurse their young, and provides a lifelong defense against predators and parasites.

Evolve Guts

Examining the guts creatures use to exploit a variety of ecological niches and food sources; digestive systems shape history.