Ben Schott, Columnist

Brands Are Discovering Their Animal Spirits

In an age of technoscience rationality, branding is relying ever more heavily on the attractive power of animals.

Animals have something to sell.

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Why are so many ventures on the fringes of new finance branded with childish and garish critters?

Take the non-fungible tokens Bored Apes, Pudgy Penguins, Cool Cats, Lazy Lions and Moonbirds: