Ze Franks’s True Facts: Incredible Crab Stories
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Dr Elodie Camprasse, Deakin University
Dr Jason Spadaro, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Dr Tanya Detto, Christmas Island National Park
Dr Rise Ohashi, Dept. of Biosphere-Geosphere Science, Okayama
Dr Mark E. Laidre, Dartmouth College
Dr Patricia Backwell, Australian National UniversityChris Bray, youtube.com
Anna & Ned DeLoach, youtube.com
charlesleflamand, youtube.com
Dr Adrian Smith, youtube.com
CINP
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Mystic Aquarium, youtube.com
Anchorage Museum, youtube.com
SCDNR, dnr.sc.gov
nrdc.org
Jono Freedrix,
Ninad Bhosale,
Kelvin Perrie
NOAA
Ark MediaCitations
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