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Animal story archive

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

Koko the gorilla

Koko the Gorilla Who Raised Kittens as Her Own

Owney the Postal Dog

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

Chief Mousers 10 Downing Street

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

The Private Life of a Cat

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

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.

Cher Ami the pigeon

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

Laika the space dog

Laika: The Little Dog Who Reached for the Stars

Simon the Ship's Cat

Simon the Ship's Cat

Arthur the tv cat

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

History of Turkey Pardons

A Short, Strange History of America’s Turkey Pardons