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