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Wild Chronicles: Fossils in the Great Rift Valley

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Bones of a skeleton laid out in relation to each other. Caption: In 1974 scientists found Lucy -- a hominid species

Ethiopia's Rift Valley seems a barren landscape, but it hides untold archaeological riches. Dig in with Wild Chronicles and National Geographic researcher Zeray Alemseged and unearth a three-million-year-old baby. This historic discovery of tiny bones may shed new light on man's ancestry. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.

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Runtime: 6 minutes 11 seconds

Topic: Geography, Science, Social Science
Subtopic: Africa, Anthropology, Prehistoric Life
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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Release Year: 2007
Producer/Distributor: National Geographic Society
Series: Wild Chronicles
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Two people in white protective suits with goggles and gloves carrying a stretcher with a body wrapped in a white sheet. Caption: Up to 90% of people infected with the virus … die.

Closeup of a jaguar. Caption: Jaguars need wilderness, safe territory,

A sloth hangs from a tree. Caption: They survive by moving slowly and sleeping a lot,

Angled view of a man wearing a navy and yellow reflective jacket, black baseball cap, and a yellow reflective background leaning over a mossy rock and looking at a map. Caption. Want to camp out in the bush?

Huge, blazing hot wildfire consumes several pine trees as it emits dark gray smoke. Caption. When fire moves, it gets up in the crowns and jumps.

A kayak is about to go over a small waterfall on a river lined by lush greenery. Caption: The kayaking is phenomenal.

Person in a reflective heat-protecting suit crouches next to a pit of glowing lava. Caption: (narrator) Protected now, he moves closer and fishes for fresh lava.

Closeup of a partially translucent frog on a leaf. Caption: We need to understand a lot more about biodiversity.

Angled side view of a man with gray hair looking at a glowing computer screen. Caption. He's searching for the remains of the legendary P, T 109.

Silhouette of a person wearing snow gear with a backpack. They are on their hands and knees on a snowy slope angled up to the right. Caption. They will not get their ultimate view of Shangri-La.