EP 51: The Animal Avengers

Hello one and all! History Spelunkers is back with even more of the niche history content you love. In today's episode we look at a class of animals who have gone above and beyond in serving alongside their humans on the fields of war. While we thank all military animals for their service we wanted to highlight some who's tales were just too incredible to believe were true.

Shownotes:

• Episode photo is Sgt. Stubby with his military medals. Public domain via Wikimedia commons
• Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
• https://www.history.com/articles/the-last-major-cavalry-charge-70-years-ago
• https://www.marines.mil/News/Marines-TV/videoid/296891/
• https://portal.ct.gov/MIL/MAPO/History/People/Stubby-the-Military-Dog
• https://sleeplessmusingsofawellgroomedmoustachedman.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/kurt-the-wonder-doberman-one-of-many-canine-heroes/
• https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/2009/08/15/heroic-warrior-canines-name-put-on-memorial
• https://uswardogsheritagemuseum.org/a-dog-called-chips/
• https://lenatoritch.com/project/chips-the-war-dog/
• https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002qbjp
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7072669.stm
• https://pigeons-of-war.com/2022/10/26/pigeon-heroes-of-the-great-war-spike/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20131106012209/http://www.history.army.mil/news/2013/131025a_pigeon.html 
• https://www.marines.mil/News/Marines-TV/videoid/651326/dvpTag/Animation/
• https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2022/11/23/the-marine-who-was-a-duck-yes-an-actual-duck/
• https://time.com/archive/6782570/marines-good-old-siwash/ 
• https://time.com/4731787/wojtek-the-bear-history/
• https://www.britannica.com/animal/Wojtek-the-Bear