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Web Credits

DIGITAL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Meredith Nierman

DIGITAL ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Ayelet Ronen

LEAD DESIGNER
Li Wei

SENIOR DESIGNER
Amelia Leason

DEVELOPER
Mike Hamilton

DEVELOPER
Paul Kinchla

DESIGN MANAGER
Ken Kimball

TECH DIRECTOR
Carl Lindberg

DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Tory Starr

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Jay Thompson

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
Alan West

ANIMAL PORTRAITS BY:
Joel Sartore

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY BY:
Chun-Wei Yi

SOCIAL & DIGITAL EDITOR
Shady Hartshorne

SPECIAL THANKS:
Dan Hart
Amy Stahl

Production Credits

DIRECTED BY:
Chun-Wei Yi

WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY:
Stella Cha & Chun-Wei Yi

EDITED BY:
Chun-Wei Yi

FEATURING:
Joel Sartore, Photographer and Founder, The Photo Ark

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
John Bredar
Laurie Donnelly

COORDINATING PRODUCER/PRODUCTION MANAGER
Salme M. López Sabina

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Erin Harvey
Matthew Aeberhard
John Benam
Scott Mouat

CAMERA ASSISTANT
Rachel Anson

SOUND RECORDIST
Rodrigo Salvatierra

MUSIC COMPOSEDAND PERFORMED BY:
Lenny Williams
Chris Biondo

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Katie Bauer
Alessandra Bellizia

ASSISTANT EDITORS
Benjamin Reichman
Alexander Hayes

FOR JOEL SARTORE PHOTOGRAPHY, INC
Pierre de Chabannes
Clark DeVries
Jessie Gray
Keri Hess
Alanna Johnson
Taylor Rhoades
Krista Smith
Rebecca Wright
Grace Young

LOCATION MANAGER, MADAGASCAR
Ange Peers

DRIVERS, MADAGASCAR
Joel Ramanitra
Andry Rasolofoarimanana

LOCATION MANAGER, CAMEROON
Divine Fotibu

LOCATION MANAGERS, CHINA
Elaine Kim
Jingming Wang

DRIVER, CAMEROON
Edouard Bimeng

STILL AND ANIMATIONS
Brian Edgerton

MAPS AND ANIMATIONS
Mat Taylor

OPEN TITLES AND ANIMATION
Pentagram
Japheth Crawford

PACKAGING ANIMATIONS
Alison Kennedy
Elias Mallette

TRANSCRIPTIONS
Jennifer Richesson
Word Wizards

POST-PRODUCTION FACILITY
the OutPost at WGBH

DIRECTOR OF POST-PRODUCTION
Chris Fournelle

AUDIO MIX AND DESIGN
Jim Sullivan

ADDITIONAL SOUND DESIGN
Kate Hopkins

COLORIST
Brandon Kraemer, C.S.I.

ADDITIONAL ONLINE EDITING
Dave Bigelow
Shady Hartshorne

ONLINE ASSISTANT EDITOR
Ethan Schwelling

STILLS COURTESY OF:
Joel Sartore Photography, Inc.
Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark

Collection Bibliothèque de l’Académie nationale de médecine
© James Hill / Contact Press Images
Hulton Deutsch, Keystone Features, and Vagn Hansen: by Getty Images

Paul Martinson / © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

STOCK FOOTAGE COURTESY OF:
AP Archive
Getty Images / BBC Motion Gallery
“At Close Range” footage provided by NET Television
Footage from “Racing Extinction” courtesy Ripple Effect Productions, LLC
Shutterstock
Abraham Joffe and Filmsupply.com
RecDron S.L
Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH
Wildlife Conservation Society
LIFE Iberlince, Acajú Comunicación Ambiental
Black Beans Productions and United Wildlife
The Empire State Building image® is a registered trademark of ESRT Empire State Building, L.L.C. and is used with permission
Framepool
NHNZ Moving Images
NIMIA
Pond5
The Vatican City State, World Bank Connect4Climate, and CTV
Zoological Society of San Diego

VERY SPECIALS THANKS
Kathy Sartore
Cole Sartore
Ellen Sartore
Spencer Sartore

SPECIAL THANKS
Ark Angels Wildlife Rescue, Inc
Brevard Zoo
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Madagascar
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Houston Zoo
Lemuria Land
Limbe Wildlife Centre
Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Marathon Wild Bird Center
National Key Deer Refuge
Naval Air Station Key West
Donna Oddy
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza
Jonah Ratsimbazafy
Sandra Sneckenberger
St. Augustine Alligator Farm
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Faunia
La Olivilla Breeding Center
Life+IBERLINCE
Madrid Zoo
Ministry of Forestry & Wildlife, Cameroon
National South China Tiger Breeding Center in Suzhou
Panthera
Regional Government of Andalusia
San Diego Zoo Global
Suzhou Zoo
Turtle Survival Alliance
Wildlife Conservation Society
Budapest Zoo
Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai New Zealand
Kakapo Recovery Team
Wellington Zoo
West Coast Wildlife Centre
Zealandia
ZOO Dvůr Králové

SPECIAL THANKS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Colby Bishop
Ann Day
Farley Fitzgerald
Kathryn Keane
Lena Little
Deb Lucci
Kathy Moran
Sara Papademetriou
Dawn Rodney
Maura Mulvihill
Heidi Vincent

For National Geographic

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Ashley Hoppin

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ashley Lorenzo Feldman

UNIT MANAGER
Emily Markle
Elizabeth Flamenbaum

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Madeline Turrini

RESEARCH MANAGER
Laura Thomas

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Janet Han Vissering

GENERAL MANAGER
Geoff Daniels

For WGBH

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Pamela Gaudiano
Adrienne Rahn
Andrea Wolanin

BUSINESS MANAGER
Catherine Giarrusso

UNIT MANAGER
Michael Yue

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Sinead Keirans

STATION MARKETING
Bara Levin
Christian Gay

PUBLICITY
Bara Levin
Alexis Feinberg
Roslyn & Campion

PROMOTIONS PRODUCER
Rebecca Nieto

CLASSROOM GAME DEVELOPMENT
Bill Shribman
Gentry Menzel
Elizabeth Walbridge
Jeff Bartell
Dan Hart
Li Wei
Alan West
Greg Shea

CLASSROOM GAME DEVELOPMENT ADVISERS
Dr Chris Whitbeck
Meghan Giannetto

WGBH EDUCATION FOR PBS LEARNING MEDIA
Rachel Connolly
Maria Constantinides
Christine Dietlin
Elizabeth Gardner
Glenn Johnson
Laura Johnson
Stephanie Keep
Sonja Latimore
Diahanne Lucas
Clover Paradiso
Christopher Riegle
Caitlin Stier
Pegeen Wright

PROJECT FINANCE
Amy Wallens Green
Elechi Kadete
Pablo Velez Jr.

LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Karen Baseman
Eric Brass
Jay Fialkov
Janice Flood
Nike Okediji
Donna Taub
Brooks Hill-Wilton

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