Animals Go to War: From Dogs to Dolphins

by Connie Goldsmith

In the twenty-first century, military marine mammals detect lost equipment and underwater mines. Large rats are trained to find land mines in more than 80 countries. Military working dogs search for explosive devices and other weapons and are trained to take down enemy combatants. In earlier centuries, military fighters rode horses into battle, relied on elephants to haul supplies, and trained pigeons to carry messages. Even cats, goats, and chickens...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512498041
• ISBN13: 9781512498042
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary