Evolve is a 2008 documentary

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 television series on History. The series premiere, Eyes, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming.

Each episode attempts to explain the evolutionary origins of a particular trait of living creatures: for example, Tyrannosaurus Rex's 13-inch teeth, the gecko’s "Velcro

Velcro

Velcro is the brand name of the first commercially marketed fabric hook-and-loop fastener, invented in 1948 by the Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral...

-like" toe pads, and the bald eagle’s "telescopic

Telescope

A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...

" vision capable of spotting a hare a mile away.

List of episodes

To date, there are 11 episodes, which are available to buy in a compilation box set. The box incorrectly lists 13 episodes but does list the correct 11 episode running time total. Topics include:

1. Eyes
2. Sex
3. Size
4. Skin
5. Flight
6. Communication
7. Guts
8. Venom
9. Speed
10. Jaws
11. Shape

The dates of the episodes vary from the different sources available on the internet. The following dates have been compiled from different TV Listing websites. Only the airdate of the initial episode is consistent among 4 sources:

Episode dates

Season 1, Episode 1: Eyes
Original Air Date —29 July 2008

Season 1, Episode 2: Guts
‘‘Original Air Date—5 August 2008

Season 1, Episode 3: Jaws
Original Air Date—12 August 2008

Season 1, Episode 4: Sex
Original Air Date—19 August 2008

Season 1, Episode 5: Skin
Original Air Date—26 August 2008

Season 1, Episode 6: Flight
Original Air Date—2 September 2008

Season 1, Episode 7: Communications
Original Air Date—14 September 2008

Season 1, Episode 8: Size
Original Air Date— Unknown

Season 1, Episode 9: Venom
Original Air Date— Unknown

Season 1, Episode 10: Shape
Original Air Date— Unknown

Season 1, Episode 11: Speed
Original Air Date— Unknown