First Ancestors | Walking with Cavemen | BBC Documentary Series. Episode 1

In the first episode, we see Australopithecus afarensis, and focus on their evolved bipedality due to climate change that started in the ocean. 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 troop. The attack ends with the death of Lucy herself, and her eldest daughter caring for Lucy’s now-orphaned baby sibling, as a sign of the developing humanity in these “apemen“. Other Species: Ancylotherium · Deinotherium · Basilosaurus · Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni (live acted by Nile crocodile) · Black eagle · Zebra finch · Beetle