When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time

I was taken out to this site in the middle of the desert. I had no idea what awaited me. And then I saw them and I just started crying. -

Man

They're extinct, they're long gone, this is an imprint of their society. (elephant purring) This fossil to many people might just look like roadkill or something that hit your window. But in fact, to me, these bones, they come to life. -

Woman

Dinosaurs never went extinct. In fact, birds are dinosaurs. (upbeat music) -

Man

These animals show us what crocodiles were like 220 million years ago. This thing was built like a greyhound. (upbeat music) (music tempo increasing) (bird cawing) (splash) (splash) (splash) (upbeat music) Imagine I'm taking you on a safari but, a safari back in time. You'll be confronted with these magical creatures, a slice of Africa that is now gone. -

Woman

You would have seen lakes as far as the eye can see and this forest would've been teaming with small feathered dinosaurs. (suspenseful music) (dinosaur cawing) -

Woman

There used to be dozens of species of elephants and now there are just three and if we're not careful, we will lose them as well and that will be the end of the lineage of elephants. -

Man

Today when we live in a world where human populations are gradually changing the face of the globe, we are very much confronted with the question of evolution and extinction. (soft buzzing)