These Names Can Kill Animals

Опубликовано 5 декабря 2018, 15:50

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Just like the names of products and companies, animals' names can affect how we feel about them...and changing the name of a species might actually help us save it.

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Credits (and Twitter handles):
Script Writer, Video Director & Narrator: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida)
Video Illustrator: Arcadi Garcia
With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg
Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder: soundcloud.com/drschroeder

Image Credits: Hong Kong's Golden Beach Dolphin Plaza by Wikimedia user WiNg
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African Wild Dog by Mathias Appel
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Family Dog by Richard Elzey
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Sloth by Régis Leroy
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Racoon Just Checking the Trash by Julie Corsi
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Scorpion by Steve Slater
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Snake by Photo by Jessica Bolser/USFWS
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