Weirdest animals used in war
It’s not just men and women that brave the frontlines of war – it’s dogs, rats, dolphins and even bears, too! Share THE FURRY PRIVATE – VOYTEK THE BEAR Voytek, a bear found by Polish armed forces as a cub in the 1940s, is likely the only ursine on record to have served as a member of military! Voytek was trained to carry equipment and artillery for Polish soldiers, and was officially enlisted as a private in the artillery. Voytek would survive WWII – and spent his retirement at Edinburgh Zoo for almost twenty...
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