The game-changing amniotic egg - April Tucker
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350
million years ago, eggs could not survive far from water, therefore
animals were water-bound. That is, until the amniotic egg, which allowed
animals to live a fully terrestrial life. April Tucker peels back each
layer of the amniotic egg, revealing how truly extraordinary this
evolutionary marvel is.
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- Director Adam Comiskey
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- Animator Ash Barker, Rob Vaughan, Terry Lee
- Artist Sam Davies
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Meet The Creators
- Director Adam Comiskey
- Educator April Tucker
- Animator Ash Barker, Rob Vaughan, Terry Lee
- Artist Sam Davies
- Narrator Addison Anderson
