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The Daily - 'Animal,' Episode 2:  Puffins

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 2, the writer Sam Anderson travels to Iceland to rescue baby puffins — which are called, adorably, pufflings.

For more on "Animal," visit nytimes.com/animal.

'Animal,' Episode 2:  Puffins

Today we have something really special for you.

It's a new series from NYU Audio called Animal.

Animal. My colleague Sam Anderson from The Times magazine

traveled the world to have encounters with animals,

not to claim them or to tame them, but just to appreciate them.

Each episode is a journey to get closer to a creature that Sam loves.

For the next six weeks, we'll be running this limited series every Sunday here on the Daily

Feed. But if you want to hear all the episodes right now, you can search for it wherever you get

No. Oh, there once was a puffin, just the shape of a muffin, and he lived on an island in the bright blue sea.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Michael.
0:02.0	Today we have something really special for you.
0:05.0	A blissful break from the news.
0:08.0	It's a new series from NYU Audio called Animal.
0:13.0	Animal. My colleague Sam Anderson from The Times magazine
0:16.0	traveled the world to have encounters with animals,
0:20.0	not to claim them or to tame them, but just to appreciate them.
0:25.0	Each episode is a journey to get closer to a creature that Sam loves.
0:31.0	For the next six weeks, we'll be running this limited series every Sunday here on the Daily
0:35.8	Feed. But if you want to hear all the episodes right now, you can search for it wherever you get
0:41.6	your podcasts.
0:43.0	Today, episode two.
0:46.0	Take a listen.
0:50.0	Walnut.
0:51.0	Stop it.
0:54.0	Hey!
0:55.0	Hey!
0:56.0	Hey!
0:57.0	Hey!
0:58.0	Walnut.
1:00.0	No.
1:02.0	No. Oh, there once was a puffin, just the shape of a muffin, and he lived on an island in the bright blue sea.
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'Animal,' Episode 2: Puffins

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