Your Inner Fish
Your Inner Fish reveals a startling truth: Hidden within the human body is a story of life on Earth. This scientific adventure story takes viewers from Ethiopia to the Arctic Circle on a hunt for the many ways that our animal ancestors shaped our anatomical destiny. Come face-to-face with your "inner fish" in this completely new take on the human body: You'll never look at yourself in quite the same way again!
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165 mins
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3 episodes in this series
Episode 1 Your Inner Fish
Have you ever wondered why the human body looks the way it does? Why we walk on two legs instead of four? Why we can see in color but have…
Episode 2 Your Inner Reptile
Have you ever wondered why the human body looks the way it does? Why we walk on two legs instead of four? Why we can see in color but have…
Episode 3 Your Inner Monkey
Have you ever wondered why the human body looks the way it does? Why we walk on two legs instead of four? Why we can see in color but have…
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