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A history of viral animals: From stolen pet dogs escaping in China to Punch the lonely monkey

For decades, online culture has transformed pets and zoo fauna into global public figures and social avatars ...

Chip Taylor, “Wild Thing,” and “Angel of the Morning” Songwriter, Dies at 86

Jon Voight’s younger brother — also wrote “Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” and quit music for 14 years to be a professional ...