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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams star Dan Haggerty has died at 74 following a battle with cancer. The '70s star passed away at his home in California's San Fernando Valley on Friday surrounded by friends and family, according to TMZ. The actor was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago after he underwent surgery for back pain. Scroll down for video The hirsute star, who famously was the real life friend of bears and wildcats, returned home after doctors, in the hospital where he was receiving treatment at, told him time was growing short. While home, Haggerty met...

When Brendon Jones gets ready to leave his apartment, he puts on his pants, his shirt and his dog collar. Without the collar he feels upset; almost as though he has no identity. Jones, a freshman computer engineering major, goes by Sakanz - the name engraved on the metallic blue bone on his dog collar - and is one of thousands of Americans who identifies himself with a group of people that calls itself the furries. He describes furries as people who like to dress up as animals and interact with each other. "I'd say being a furry is like...