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Model References

        “Forest Grove” (forest_grove_8k.hdr) HDR image was photographed by Dimitrios Savva and processed by Jarod Guest. It is available on Poly Haven: https://polyhaven.com/a/forest_grove, licensed under CC-0.

Bird model was created by BillA and is available on BlendSwap: https://www.blendswap.com/blend/14195, licensed under CC-BY 3.0. Initially created on Blender 2.72 and the Cycles render engine. Uploaded on 2020-01-02.

Cat model was created by JonasDichelle and is available on BlendSwap: https://blendswap.com/blend/18519, licensed under CC-BY 3.0. Initially created on Blender 2.77 and the Cycles render engine. Uploaded on 2016- 09-28.

Red fox model was created by vasu1033 and is available on BlendSwap: https://www.blendswap.com/blend/24920, licensed under CC-BY 3.0. Initially created on Blender 2.8 and the Cycles render engine. Uploaded on 2020-04- 23.

Squirrel model used in this project was created by MajorNightmare and is available on BlendSwap: https://blendswap.com/blend/24348, licensed under CC-BY 3.0. Initially created on Blender 2.8 and the EEVEE render engine. Uploaded on 2020-02- 01.

Tree branches model was created by plantuz and is available on BlendSwap: https://blendswap.com/blend/23531, licensed under CC-0. Initially created on Blender 2.8 and the Cycles render engine. Uploaded on 2019-09-18.

Tree trunk model was created by abtron and is available on BlendSwap: https://blendswap.com/blend/31075, licensed under CC-0. Initially created on Blender 3.0 and the Cycles render engine. Uploaded on 2023-02-24.