Secrets of Bones: Down to Earth (BBC 4 Tuesday 18 July 2023)

Secrets of Bones: Down to Earth airs Tuesday 18 July 2023 on BBC 4.

What can we expect from this episode

Ben Garrod, an evolutionary biologist and expert skeleton builder, uncovers the myriad ways in which the skeleton has adapted to allow vertebrates to move about on land. They have the ability to climb trees, slide down them, explore underground worlds, and sprint across open grasslands. Ben delves into how the spine functions in cheetahs and snakes, demonstrates how pentadactyl limb adaptations have aided the success of gibbons and horses, and discusses the peculiar bone that has baffled scientists for decades.

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When can we see the episode

Secrets of Bones: Down to Earth airs Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 7.30pm on BBC 4

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