Something larger than life is coming to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History—and it’s not another dino. It’s “Spirit Guides,” a vibrant display of six to eight-feet tall hybrid animal sculptures.

"Snakes are Rick's spirit animal; that's where he sees himself," Goggins tells USA TODAY. "These reptiles are not for hugging, for most people. They are dangerous, feared and misunderstood.

Animal Factories Campaign factsheet on ractopamine, a controversial drug used widely as a feed additive U.S. pork production to make animals grow faster. Ractopamine has been linked to animal and ...