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Newsmakers 2016: The year’s most famous animals

From a snake on a plane, to some cuddly pandas and their prime minister friend, we track the top animal newsmakers of 2016

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When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held newly named pandas, Jia PanPan and Jia Yueyue, social media melted in a chorus of “ooohhhs”. (Adam Scotti/PMO)

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