Walking with Cavemen - Episode 1: First Ancestors

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 Episode One: "First Ancestors"

In the first episode, we see Australopithecus afarensis, and focus on their evolved bipedality (walking on just rear feet - our legs). More specifically, the story follows the famous Lucy and her relatives, as they first develop a leadership conflict following the death of the alpha male due to a crocodile attack, and then are attacked by a rival troupe. The attack ends with death of Lucy herself, and her eldest daughter caring for Lucy's now-orphaned baby (her sibling), as a sign of the developing humanity in these "apemen".

    Time: 3.2 Million Years Ago
    Place: Ethiopia
    * Australopithecus afarensis
    * Ancylotherium
    * Deinotherium

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