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Credits:
Narrator: Stephanie Sammann
Writer: Lorraine Boissoneault
Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1)
Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations)
Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/)
Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net)
Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (  / forgottentowel  )
Producer: Brian McManus (   / realengineering  )

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Music:
eternity by ian-post
ganymede by yehezkel-raz
surreal-journey by aquartos
through-the-sunset by seth-parson
a-journeys-epilogue---instrumental-version by sivan-talmor
revelation---no-atmosphere-fx- by tristan-barton

References:
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[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22512...
[3] https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/ar...
[4] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24816....
[5] https://sci-hub.se/https://science.sc...
[6] https://sci-hub.se/https://journals.p...
[7] https://sci-hub.se/https://www.resear...
[8] https://zoologyweblog.blogspot.com/20...
[9] https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2...