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The young male seems to have

some knowledge on this matter

that the group does not.

There are many different types.

Plants that put tapeworms to sleep.

Plants covered in tiny spines that trap

the sleeping worms.

Pierolas were herbalists.

The tale of this young Pierola may seem secondary,

but it tells another more powerful story.

The spread of knowledge.

Societies that force their young adults to leave

possess this quality.

The young depart with the knowledge of their group

and transmit it to other groups.

The infant is saved.

Thanks to the young male.

The young female has made her choice.

He must become part of the group.

It's her will against the alpha.

Pierola alpha males resist

the pressure of the females

as long as possible.

But the females always win.

The alpha consents.

From now on the young male is part of the group.

It's a sign.

The earth is moving and the great period

of climatic cooling is approaching.

Our ancestors had to leave to escape this place.

And so the great exodus begins.

Africa is on a collision course with Europe.

The climate of the planet

is changing dramatically.

The humid forests of Europe are disappearing.

The same is happening in large parts of Asia,

where the forests of China

and Japan are fragmenting.

The Asiatic great apes migrate towards South Asia.

They give rise to the ancestors of the gibbons

and the orangutans.

The African continent has just closed

the Strait of Gibraltar,

cut off from the water of the Atlantic.

The Mediterranean dries out

and becomes a dead sea.

Pierolas and their relatives

cross the dry Mediterranean.

They migrate towards Africa

where the forest is spreading,

notably on the vast green plains of the Sahara.

Pierolas evolved and became a new species

with new more astonishing abilities.

This new ancestor was called

Sahelanthropus, or Toumai.

Further south, we rejoin the path of our lineage,

seven million years later.

Toumai lived on the shores of Lake Chad.

They were probably our common ancestor

with modern chimpanzees.

Their inventions will make them amongst

the most dangerous and intelligent species

on the planet.

With them, the march towards

humanity gathers space.

Toumais still sleep in the trees,

but have found plenty to do on the ground.

A much more varied food supply,

even if it's a little trickier to get to.

The descendant of the young

female is now a Toumai.

Her appearance has changed,

but she has kept her golden eyes

passed down through her DNA.

Her son still has much to learn.

An infant's education now takes much longer

as well as knowing what to eat.

He must learn how to eat it.

Toumai use different tools for different foods,

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