Animals That Made History

The Secret of The Basques - The Cod (1x6)

Air date: Feb 08, 2010

It is a big hit in evolution: the cod. Some specimens grow to the size of a man and the females produce millions of eggs each year. An incredible rate of reproduction. The predatory fish eat everything that comes before their mouth, even young cod. But the cod is no ordinary fish. When dried and salted, it becomes the world's first canned fish.