'Animal,' Episode 5: Wolves

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 5, the writer Sam Anderson
travels to an obscure memorial in rural Japan: the statue of the
last Japanese wolf.


For photos and videos of Sam's journey to Japan, visit
nytimes.com/animal.