On the final episode of “Animal,” Sam Anderson travels to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to meet with a creature he's long been afraid of: bats. For photos and videos of Sam's journey to the Yucatán, and to listen to the full series, visit nytimes.com/animal. You can search for “Animal” wherever you get your podcasts.
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Today we have something really special for you, a blissful break from the news.
Its a new series from NYT audio called 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.
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Our final episode, episode six.
Hope you enjoy it.
One of the very worst things I've ever read in my whole entire life is this poem by DH Lawrence.
Here I'll read it called Bat at evening, sitting on this terrace.
He's in Florence when the sun from the west beyond Pisa, beyond the mountains of Carrara departs and the world is taken by surprise.