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Welcome to the Natural History Museum. |
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There's one dream that many people working here share, |
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and that's to discover and name a new species. |
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It's a part of the Museum's great task to fully understand the complex world we live in. |
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We're all over the museum and on expedition, seeking out life in an unexplored jungle. |
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I tend to shy away from dangerous snakes. |
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Beneath the sea in Sweden. |
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There it is. We've found it. We've found it. |
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And on the streets closer to home. |
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This time we're hearing stories of great explorers |
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and joining the people that carry on the difficult and sometimes dangerous tradition today, |
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right here in the Natural History Museum, the Museum of Life. |
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The truth is you never know when a species that rocks the scientific world is gonna turn up. |
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In December 1938, a fishing boat landed at a port on the east coast of South Africa. 1938 |
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The captain was puzzled by an unusual-looking fish. |
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It had a sail-like dorsal fin, a bony skull and fleshy bases to the limbs, as if it was using them to walk on. |
