Your Inner Monkey | Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story
It took more than 350 million years for the human body to take shape. Anatomist Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates, the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree. Our bodies carry the anatomical legacy of animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Journeying to the Arctic, South Africa and Ethiopia, Neil uncovers an astonishing story spanning hundreds of millions of years, a tale full of strange facts and remarkable insights. Using fossils, embryos and genes, each of the three episodes focuses on a key transitional moment in the evolution of the human body - moving from the sea to land, relocating from the shore to living in trees, and coming down from the trees to walk upright on two legs. In the final episode, Neil tracks our hands, feet, colour vision, spine and upright gait to our primate and hominid progenitors, who also passed on perhaps the most important legacy of all - a path to the human brain.
Tweet- Clip length: 54'36''
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Science
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story
- Episode: Your Inner Monkey
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/04/after-life-decay-400x230.jpg)
After Life: The Strange Science of Decay
Dr George McGavin examines the fascinating science of decay when a unique experiment involving a rotting kitchen and garden is captured over two months by time-lapse photography.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/04/building-cars-episode-1-400x230.jpg)
Episode 1 | Building Cars: Secrets Of The Assembly Line
As the Mini turns 60, buckle up for an incredible journey into the secret world of the car factory. Every 68 seconds a brand new car drives off the production line at the Mini plant in Oxford.