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How Feathered Dinosaurs Accidentally Invented Flight

Season 13 Episode 7 | 16m 18s

How did dinosaurs become birds—and what good is half a wing? Join Joe and a few brave chickens as they recreate a brilliant experiment that helps solve one of evolution’s greatest mysteries: the origin of feathered flight.

Aired: 06/18/25
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