(a species of owlet moth (Noctuid)) Some caterpillars, after they emerge from their egg, can increase their weight by 25,000 times.

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Human origins

  • A chimp
    Chimps and Humans - 99.4% - 22/05/2003 (video)

    How did humans first come about? Chris Stringer discusses the 'Out of Africa' theory and modern human variation across the world.

  • Human origins and fossils
    Human origins - 12/06/2003 (video)

    Museum palaeontologist Chris Stringer discusses new fossil human finds in Ethiopia – are they early modern humans?

  • Making BBC video Walking with cavemen
    Making Walking with Cavemen - 03/04/2003 (video)

    Walking with Cavemen producers talk about how they worked with Museum palaeontologists to reconstruct the lives of our ancestors.

  • From bodies to bones and back again
    From bodies to bones and back again - 08/04/2003 (video)

    What stories can animal bones tell us about our ancestors? Join archaeologist Robert Symmons to find out.

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