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A brief history of dogs - David Ian Howe

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Since their emergence over 200,000 years ago, modern humans have established communities all over the planet. But they didn’t do it alone. Whatever corner of the globe you find humans in today, you’re likely to find another species as well: dogs. So how did one of our oldest rivals, the wolf, evolve into man’s best friend? David Ian Howe traces the history of humanity’s first domesticated animal.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
David Ian Howe
Director
Felipe Grosso
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Storyboard Artist
Felipe Grosso, Ricke Ito
Character Designer
Ricke Ito
Animator
Kelvin Lima, Vini Pereira, Larissa Menézio
Art Director
Mateus Contini
Editor
Mateus Contini
Compositor
Mateus Contini
Sound Designer
Vadeco Schettini
Composer
Vadeco Schettini
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Francisco Diez

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