Page 12 - Animals Go to War: From Dogs to Dolphins

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Alexander the Great, 21–24, and UN peacekeeping domestication, history
30–32, 44 troops, 57 of, 74
and Bucephalus, 31, 44 canaries, 72 dual purpose, 84
and war elephants, 22–24 cavalry, 24, 33, 37–39, 51, in early Americas, 76
animal experimentation, 53, 55–56 as guards, 77–78, 85
68, 99 in the ancient world, 24 hearing, 75
Animal (Pig) #311, in the United States, and improvised explosive
101–102 history of, 33–35 devices (IEDs), 83–85,
atomic research, 101–102 Cher Ami, 60–62, 67 89
ban on, 103 Croix de Guerre medal, in Iraq War, 82–87
bomb-carrying bats, 100 63 Judy (# 81A), 6–13, 14
bomb-carrying dogs, as mascot, 63 in Korean War, 78
99–100 popularity of, 63 sense of smell, 74–75
live tissue trauma Civil War, 33 used against indigenous
training, 103 cavalry, 35 peoples, 76–77
media coverage, 102, 117 Morgan horses, 35 used against runaway
protests, 101 mules, 35 slaves, 77
animal rights, 103, 115, 117 Clipper, 79–81 in Vietnam War, 79–82
ethical issues, 117 vision, 75–76
Dickin Medal, 7, 44, 66, in World War I, 77–78
Bandoola, 16–18, 28, 50 93–94 in World War II, 78
and Burma evacuation, history of, 12 dolphins, 112–115, 117
16–18, 50 Dickin Medal recipients, 44, abuse of, 115, 117
and Po Toke, 16–18, 28 66, 93–94 mine detection, 114–115,
and J. H. Williams, Judy, 7 117
16–18, 20, 28–29 Lucca, 12, 108 training, 112–115, 117
Bucephalus, 31–32, 44 Reckless, 44 donkeys, 14, 46, 92
Burnam, John, 79–81, 105 Simon, 93–94
and Clipper, 79–81 Winkie, 66 eagles, 92, 94–96
and US Working Dog dog handlers, 77–78, 82–83, and drones, 116
Teams National 85, 100, 105–108 Egypt, 14, 22, 32–33, 38, 46,
Monument, 80 John Burnam, 79–82 54, 58, 76, 96
in Vietnam War, 79, Rebecca Frankel, 109 ancient warfare, 22,
81–82 Megan Leavey, 87 32–33, 76
Angela Lowe, 90–91 chariot corps, 32–33
camels, 14, 52–57, 104 Charles Ogin, 85–86 elephants, 14–29, 46, 49, 53,
adaptation to desert Karl Stefanowicz, 107 72, 104
climate, 52 Dustin Weeks, 106–107 in the ancient world,
ancient cavalries, 53 women, 91 14–15, 18–26
beauty contests, 57 dogs, 10–13, 14, 74–91, 92, Bandoola, 16–18, 28, 50
ceremonial camel corps, 57 97–101, 104–111, 113 capture of, 19, 25, 28
in Crimean War, 53 in Afghanistan, 82–85 howdah towers, 21, 23
domestication of, 53 in the ancient world, and logging and
Imperial Camel Corps, 14, 76 transportation, 18,
54–55 detecting drugs and 27–28
and Lawrence of Arabia, chemicals, 89 and mahout trainers,
55 Dogs for Defense, 78 15–16, 18, 20–21,

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