military animal

Military animals are trained animals that are used in warfare and other combat related activities. As working animals, different military animals serve different functions. Horses, elephants, camels, and other animals have been used for both transportation and mounted attack. Pigeons were used for communication and photographic espionage. Many other animals have been reportedly used in various specialized military functions, including rats and pigs. Dogs have long been employed in a wide variety of military purposes, more recently focusing on guarding and bomb detection, and along with dolphins and sea lions are in active use today.

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animals in war; war animal
working animal, domesticated animal, trained animal, military, 

military marine mammal, war dog, war elephant, war pig, war pigeon, weapon, weapon type, 

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  military marine mammal ⓘ
  marine animals trained for military purposes

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  war dog ⓘ
  dogs used in military service

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  war elephant ⓘ
  elephant that is trained and guided by humans for combat

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  war pig ⓘ
  pigs used in warfare

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  war pigeon ⓘ
  homing pigeon in military service

Frameless

Tired man and horse. This man, Nicholls of Leichhardt, Sydney, was killed 2 hours after the photo was taken, by a bomb dropped from one of 17 Turkish aeroplanes, on 2nd May, Es Salt stunt by J.F. (13455933255)

Soldiers of Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich I.“ (4. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 5 post for a photograph with their equipment and two dogs in front of rubble.

Soldier and donkey

• Animals in War - 1983 non-fiction work by Jilly Cooper, English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		military marine mammal	military animal, marine mammal	Wikidata
class	weapon		war dog	military animal, working dog	Wikidata
class	weapon		war elephant	military animal, elephant	Wikidata
class	weapon		war pig	military animal, pig	Wikidata
class	weapon		war pigeon	military animal, homing pigeon	Wikidata
commons	image		Tired man and horse. This man, Nicholls of Leichhardt, Sydney, was killed 2 hours after the photo was taken, by a bomb dropped from one of 17 Turkish aeroplanes, on 2nd May, Es Salt stunt by J.F. (13455933255)		Commons
commons	image		Soldiers of Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich I.“ (4. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 5 post for a photograph with their equipment and two dogs in front of rubble.		Commons
commons	image		Soldier and donkey		Commons