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Jun 2024
34m 58s

'Animal,' Episode 5: Wolves

The New York Times
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In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 5, the writer Sam Anderson travels to an obscure memorial in rural Japan: the statue of the last Japanese wolf. For photos and videos of Sam's journey to Japan, visit nytimes.com/animal. 
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