My name is Sam Anderson.
I'm a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine.
Over the years, I've interviewed actors, artists, athletes.
Recently, I've been spending time with animal people.
Wait, what happens if I put my fingers in that bottom case?
He will probably bite you.
Scientists, ferret breeders, a heavy metal band that rescues baby puffins.
You got one?
Everyone has a story.
When I was a kid, I had.
Bats in the family bathroom.
She didn't hear my mom backing into.
The driveway, and she got pushed by my Jessica the rat used to eat.
Ice cream out of my mouth because thinking about animals seems to open up a little door.
This is the baby.
An escape hatch out of the human world.
Is that your blood or its blood?
I think it's really close to my head.
From the New York Times, this is animal.
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