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- ↑ "Mick Dodge, rain forest dweller" Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine The News Tribune, January 7, 2014.
- ↑ "He lives in a tree, doesn't wear shoes, and brushes his teeth with a pinecone, MNN.com January 07, 2014.
- ↑ cat man "Mick Dodge bio, the Barefoot Sensei - The EarthGym", Retrieved on 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Legend of Mick Dodge | National Geographic Channel", National Geographic Channel