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Dan Werb discusses his book on how animals are adapting to urban environments.

Award-winning writer and scientist Dan Werb, takes us into the world of synanthropes in his his latest book, Our Wild Familiars: How Animals are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World.

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Host: Claire Wiley

Guest: Dan Werb

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Books & works: Our Wild Familiars: How Animals are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World

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