code: function getInThere(thing, path) {
      var out = thing;
      var apathy = path.split('.');
  
      for(var i =0 ; i < apathy.length; i ++ ) {
          if(!out) {
              return null;
          }
          out = out[apathy[i]];
      }
      return out;
  }
docs: climb inside of the various animals in the safe way