The Sunday Read: ‘Why We Take Animal Voyages’

<p>For Sam Anderson, a staff writer, traveling with animals can lead to enlightening experience. In this essay for The New York Times Magazine, Mr. Anderson explores what he has learned from a lifetime of voyaging with animals, and what it means to connect with another creature: bridging spiritual, physical and even temporal distances, and reaching into “something like evolutionary time.”</p><p>“An animal voyage,” Mr. Anderson writes, “is special because it requires us to make many journeys all at once.”</p><p><i><strong>This story was written and narrated by Sam Anderson</strong>. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.</i></p>