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Discover incredible animal stories - from heroic pigeons from WW1 to sweet penguin from the 90s and more.

Buddy, the Dog Who Drove a Model T

Buddy, the dog who drove a Model T

Kiri and Many, the Elephants Who Cleared Hamburg

Kiri and Many, the Elephants Who Cleared Hamburg

katta kun the pelican

Katta-kun, the Pelican Who Went to Kindergarten

Carl the Chicago's firehouse dog

Carl, the Dog Who Never Missed a Fire Call

sinbad the coast guard dog

Sinbad, the Coast Guard's Chief Dog

Lady Greyhound

Lady Greyhound, the Dog Who Worked in PR

Baker and Taylor, the Library Cats of Nevada

Baker and Taylor, the Library Cats of Nevada

The Nazis Investigated a Dog Named Jackie

The Nazis Investigated a Dog Named Jackie

Convoy, the Ship's Cat of HMS Hermione

Convoy, the Ship's Cat of HMS Hermione

Gardenia, the Library Cat of Louisiana

Gardenia, the Library Cat of Louisiana

Beauty, the Rescue Dog of the London Blitz

Beauty, the Rescue Dog of the London Blitz

Room 8 the school cat

Room 8, the School Cat of Los Angeles

Reckless, the Horse Who Carried More Than Ammunition

Reckless, the Horse Who Carried More Than Ammunition

Bobbie the wonder dog

Bobbie, the Wonder Dog Who Crossed America

Jet the rat catching dog

Jet, the Rat-Catching Dog Who Learned to Pull Pints

Smudge the cat

Smudge, the Museum Cat Who Joined a Trade Union

Tibs the great

Tibs the Great, Britain's Post Office Cat

Koo Koo, the Charity Seal of the Cross Keys Pub

Koo Koo, the Charity Seal of the Cross Keys Pub

Myrtle the Parachick

Myrtle the Parachick

Sam the fire pole cat

Sam, the Cat Who Slid Down the Fire Pole

Minnie the mouser story

White City Stadium Had a Cat for the Rats

Josiah the Badger Who Lived in the White House story

Josiah the Badger Who Lived in the White House

Opo the Friendly Dolphin of Opononi story

Opo the Friendly Dolphin of Opononi

Spar the Coast Guard dog story

Spar, the Coast Guard Dog in Dress Blues

Petra the TV dog story

Petra and the 60,000 Letters

Pickles the dog story

Pickles, the Dog Who Found the World Cup Trophy

Ming the giant panda

Ming, London’s Wartime Panda

Dee-Day the cat

The Animals Who Were There on D-Day

Dee-Day the cat

Bing the dog

Bing, Who Jumped Into Normandy

Beerbohm the Theatre Cat

Beerbohm the Theatre Cat

Sergeant Siwash

Sergeant Siwash

Ham the astrochimp

Ham the Astrochimp

Félicette the cat

Félicette the Cat Who Touched Space

Andrew the London air raid cat

Andrew, the London Air Raid Cat of World War II

Judy the dog

Takeshi the Cat

Takeshi the Cat Who Went South

Comet the Elephant

Comet the Elephant, Waiter of Piccadilly Circus

Towser the Cat

Towser the World’s Greatest Mouser

Herman the Cat

Slippery the Sea Lion

Herman the Cat

Herman the Cat, Expert Mouser

Winnie the Pooh

The Bear Behind Winnie-the-Pooh

Hoover the Talking Seal

Hoover the Seal Who Sounded Human

Andre the Seal

Andre the Seal Who Chose a Town

Unsinkable Sam

Unsinkable Sam: The Ship’s Cat Who Survived Three Sinkings and the Photo Everyone Gets Wrong

The Reindeer Christmas at Rockefeller Center in 1941

The Reindeer Christmas at Rockefeller Center in 1941

A 100 year cat meme

Before the Internet, There Were Cat Memes

Arthur the tv cat

Arthur the Paw-Dipping TV Cat Who Became a 1960s Icon

Simon the Ship's Cat

Simon the Ship's Cat

Laika the space dog

Laika: The Little Dog Who Reached for the Stars

Chief Mousers 10 Downing Street

A Century of Chief Mousers: The Cats Who Ruled 10 Downing Street

Owney the Postal Dog

Owney the Postal Dog: The Stray Who Rode the Rails and Visited More than 200 Cities

Cher Ami the pigeon

Cher Ami and the Lost Battalion: When a Pigeon Saved Nearly 200 Lives

Lala the penguin

Lala the Penguin With a Backpack and a Job

Rin Tin Tin

Rin Tin Tin: The Silent Film Dog Who Saved Warner Bros.

The Private Life of a Cat

'The Private Life of a Cat': The First Viral Cat Video Was Made in the 1940s