2014-10-08

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MinuteEarth

Humans have created a lot of barriers in the animal world, here are some innovative solutions for helping the chicken (or monkey, or crab, or deer...) cross the road.

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Production and Writing Team: Alex Reich, Peter Reich, Emily Elert, Ever Salazar, Kate Yoshida, and Henry Reich

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