Rapper Snoop Dogg has announced a collaboration with Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) to release the first animated avatar series on the Telegram platform. The series will be issued on the TON blockchain and launched by the digital collectibles platform Mint. The avatars will feature Snoop Dogg himself, his Bored Ape character "Dr. Bombay," and his pet dog "Baby Broadus." This marks the first official collaboration between Snoop Dogg and BAYC, as well as the first project of its kind on Telegram.