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This week, we explore the world of pets. Find out why everybody wants to buy a Savannah cat and whether or not they should, discover who wrote the poem that has comforted millions of pet parents, and learn what you should do if you see a dog locked in a hot car. Plus, top stories you may have misssed.

A first-generation Savannah cat—the offspring of a domestic cat mother and serval father—is seen with another Savannah cat in a portrait.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ASTRID HARRISSON / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

Everyone wants to buy a Savannah cat—but should they?

The hybrid between a wild African cat and domestic kitty are undoubtedly beautiful and playful—but banned in some places.

CHARMING AND CONVTROVERSIAL

A 2009 oil painting of the “Rainbow Bridge,” by artist Stella Violano.

PAINTING BY STELLA VIOLANO

The ‘Rainbow Bridge’ has comforted millions of pet parents. Who wrote it?

More than a dozen people claimed ownership of the beloved poem, but the real author had no idea what a global sensation it became.

ENDURING POPULARITY AND POTENCY

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A female bonobo feeds fruit to her baby at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, the world's only bonobo rehabilitation facility, outside Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BRYAN DENTON, THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX

Baby apes are being stolen for pets—and little is being done to stop it

With baby gorillas fetching up to $550,000, the illicit trade is booming as demand for African great apes rises in China, the Middle East, and Pakistan.

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Veterinarian Vicky Yang and technician Kim Majoy examine the heart of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Ace, who has mitral valve disease, at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Massachusetts.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BECKY HALE

Could Fido be our best hope to reverse aging in humans?

A canine elixir for longevity could lead to one for us: They live in our houses, breathe the same air, and suffer many of the same ailments that affect older people.

AN ELIXIR FOR LONGEVITY

Photographer Tara Wray has been documenting dogs in cars—including these two, pictured in Windsor, Vermont—as a “meditation on canine isolation” since 2009.

PHOTOGRAPH BY TARA WRAY

See a dog locked in a hot car? Here’s what you can do.

Several U.S. states allow bystanders to intervene when animals are trapped inside hot vehicles. Is yours one?

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