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Episode 3: Your Inner Monkey

Our primate progenitors had bodies a lot like those of modern monkeys and spent tens of millions of years living in trees. From them we inherited our versatile hands, amazing vision and capable brains — but also some less beneficial traits, including our bad backs and terrible sense of smell.

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The PBS series Your Inner Fish delves deep in to the past to reveal a startling truth: Hidden within the human body is a story of life on Earth. Order Now »

Curriculum Connections:

NGSS (2013) LS - 1
AP Biology (2012-2013) - 3
IB Biology (2009) - 2

NGSS (2013) LS: MS-LS4.A
AP Biology (2012-2013): 1.B.1, 1.B.2, 1.C.1
IB Biology (2009): 5.4, D3

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Your Inner Fish: The Series

Our body is the legacy of our ancient animal ancestors. Meet them in this series.