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March 2011
Animals often show courage in conditions mortal danger. The TIME edition tells about the most famous animal heroes in history.

10. Miniature horse Magic (Magic)

Sometimes heroism can manifest itself quietly, calmly and almost imperceptibly, in the form of a miniature horse therapy (such as in the photograph). Magic (lit. "magic", "magic"), a blue-eyed horse, regularly visits patients who need soothing and care - in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other similar institutions. But there was one visit that earned the horse the title of Most Heroic Animal of 2010, awarded by the AARP's Association (American Association of Retired Persons).

Magic went to visit a patient who lived in a nursing home and hadn't spoken to anyone in three years. As soon as she saw the horse, she said: “What a beauty, right?” Those first words in a long time made the staff weep; and the patient has since returned to normal communication with others. The patient and the horse met through the Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses program, which continues to operate successfully in Florida [except the first, photo from the Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses website - E.K.].

Amid the heartbreaking news of the horrendous destruction and death of thousands of people as a result of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the story of a dog who was on duty amid the ruins next to an injured friend and led rescuers to him was a healing balm.
The people who came to the aid of the animals urged the faithful guardian to leave his post for an hour. The wounded dog was sent to the clinic, and his faithful friend was sent to the shelter. Dog - best friend not only for humans, but for other dogs too.

8. Dolphin Moco

In the summer of 2008, off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, a female dolphin, nicknamed Moko, could be observed regularly sailing to play with swimmers. But one day, Moko's visit was more of a business nature. She appeared as just in time to save two pygmy sperm whales washed ashore. mutual language with sperm whales; they swam back into deep waters. If Moco had not shown up in time, rescuers say, the sperm whales - mother and calf - would have to be killed, as they resisted attempts by people to push them back into the sea.
“I don’t speak the language of sperm whales and dolphins, but it was obvious that communication took place between the animals, because the sperm whales clearly changed their behavior - they willingly followed the dolphin and went to the open sea,” said Malcolm Smith, a spokesman for the Conservation Service. Smith) in an interview with the BBC.

7. Simon the Cat

On board the military vessel H.M.S. Amethyst, owned by the British Royal Navy and cruising along the Yangtze River in China, was a long-time favorite and companion of sailors, Simon the cat. Once, as a result of an attack by the Chinese Communists, the cat was injured - shrapnel hit the back and paw, and severely burned the animal. The sailors were almost certain that the cat would not survive. But he recovered and eventually got stronger enough that he managed to destroy a real rat invasion on board the ship. Among Simon's trophies was even a huge rat, which the sailors nicknamed Mao Zedong.
Later, the whole world learned about the exploits of Simon the cat, and after his death, an obituary was even printed in TIME.
In August 1949, Simon the Cat received the Dickin Medal, Britain's highest military award for animals. The award was initiated in 1943 by Maria Deakin (1870 - 1951), founder of the animal charity PDSA.

6. Trakr the Dog

Trakr was a specially trained police dog in Halifax, Nova Scotia (prov. Canada). He worked there for six years, and helped uncover contraband worth more than a million dollars. In May 2001, the dog Trakr went into retirement.
But later, he and his trainer, Canadian police officer James Symington, made the 15-hour drive to take part in rescue efforts after the 9/11 attacks in New York. Trakru was entrusted with the search for people buried under the rubble. The dog worked continuously for two days, was extremely exhausted from burns and smoke inhalation, and received medical attention before returning to Canada. Years later, the dog suffered from a degenerative neurological disorder, which doctors believe was caused by his work at the epicenter of the explosion. Trakr died in April 2009. The DNA sample taken from him the day before was used, and in June of the same 2009, five cloned Trackers were born.

4. Dove Cher Ami (French "dear friend")

Pigeons are usually not considered to be the smartest feathered friends of man, considering only cooing crumb eaters ...
And during the First and Second World Wars, the US military used more than 200,000 pigeons for message delivery and surveillance.

Cher Ami (French for "dear friend") is one of the 600 pigeons that were transferred to France during the First World War along with the American signal corps. Throughout 1918, Sher Ami made dozens of sorties in the Verdun area and delivered 12 messages of special importance.

In October 1918, a dove with a broken wing, shot through the chest and without one leg flew over the front line, reached the army headquarters and thereby saved 194 soldiers of the 77th Infantry Battalion - Major Charles Whittlesley's "Lost Battalion" Lost Battalion"), cut off from the main Allied forces.
For his courage, Cher Ami was awarded the French Military Cross, but died a few months later, never recovering from his wounds.
A scarecrow of Cher Ami is on display at the National Museum of American History as part of the exhibition "The Price of Freedom: Americans at War."

3. Stubby the Dog

At first, Stubby was just one of the stray dogs. He was next to the territory of Yale University, where the 102nd Infantry Division (102nd infantry, Yankee Division) was teaching. Private John Robert Conroy (J. Robert Conroy) picked up a puppy in 1917, naming him Stubby, because of the dog's short tail. Animals were not allowed on the territory of the regiment, but they made an exception for Stubby - he was a smart dog and supported the morale of the soldiers. Soon, Stubby learned to recognize the sound of the horn, to walk with a drill step, and even began to give a semblance of a military salute, bringing his right front paw to his right eyebrow, imitating the soldiers of the division.

Later, Stubby became a real salvation for soldiers in the war. Conroy managed to smuggle his four-legged friend aboard a ship bound for France. The officer, commander of Conroy, discovered the "illegal" dog, and although the presence of animals on board was not allowed, Stubby melted the commander's heart - saluting him with his right paw.

Stubby received permission to be with the soldiers of the 102nd Infantry Division in the line of fire. During the gas attack he was wounded. Becoming especially susceptible to the smell of gas, the dog smelled it in advance and saved people. One early morning there was a gas attack, Stubby immediately smelled, began to bark and run along the trenches, biting the sleeping soldiers - waking them up, he saved them from poisoning and death.
Another time, Stubby detained a German scout - the dog bit the enemy, began to bark, the German was arrested by the Americans who came to the rescue.
By the end of the war, Stubby had participated in 17 battles; in the hospital raised the morale of his wounded friends.
The dog became a life member of the American Legion. When Robert Conroy entered Georgetown University, Stubby became his mascot.
Among other numerous awards, in 1921 Stubby was awarded the gold medal of the Humane Education Society of the United States (Humane Education Society).
The dog Stubby died in 1926 in the arms of his loving owner.
more about Stubby

2. Horse Bucephalus (Bucephalus the Horse)

Bucephalus is the famous horse of Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC).
According to legend, only Alexander was able to saddle the restive horse - the rest were afraid to approach the animal. Alexander guessed that the horse was afraid of his own shadow, and turned his face to the sun. From that day on, only Alexander could ride it.

As history testifies, “For many years this noble animal shared exhausting difficulties and dangers with its owner, and it was to this horse that Alexander wanted to pay honor and gratitude.”

They tell a story that happened to Bucephalus somewhere in the Caspian places in Persia. The local barbarians, the uxii, stole the horse. Then Alexander ordered that Bucephalus be returned to him immediately, otherwise he would exterminate the whole people. The beloved horse was returned to the king, and Alexander even paid a ransom to the kidnappers.

1. Togo, the sled dog

In 1925, a diphtheria epidemic broke out in the remote settlement of Nome, Alaska. Neither the plane nor the ship could reach the inaccessible area with the saving serum.
A relay expedition of 20 mushers and about 150 dogs was sent to carry the vaccine from Nenana to Noum, a distance of 674 miles (1,085 km).

It is commonly believed that the dog Balto was the savior of the settlement, but in fact he only ran at the head of the team the last 55 miles, at the final stage of the vaccine delivery.
Togo performed the lion's share of the work of delivering the medicine - his participation included a perilous crossing through Norton Bay in the Bering Sea, when the dog saved the entire team, including the sled, by daring to swim between the ice floes.
Brave dog Togo, we salute you!

Many people love animals, but some animals have been loved so much by their owners or have done such extraordinary things that they are fondly remembered for years. years after their death. Here is a selection of the ten most famous animals in history.

1. Chimpanzee Ham The chimpanzee Ham was the first hominin in space and, fortunately, his story is happier than that of the first astronaut dog, which we will talk about a little later. Named after the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, Ham was one of six monkeys trained to pull levers in response to flashing lights during spacecraft flight.

Ham was chosen by NASA and launched into space in a Mercury capsule, he made his short trip on January 31, 1961 - he managed to cover 250 km in 16.5 minutes. The flight had to be aborted due to oxygen problems, but Ham recovered three hours after the end of the trip - he even ate an apple and half an orange right after he left the capsule. After Ham lived for more than 17 years at the National Zoo in Washington.

2. Lioness Elsa
Elsa the lioness came to public attention after the publication of Born Free by naturalist Joy Adamson. The life of the little lion cub was hard: the mother was killed by the gamekeeper, Joy's husband George, because she attacked him. Luckily, George took Elsa and the other cubs, her siblings, with him and went out to send them to zoos.

The young lioness Elsa lived with the Joy family as a pet, but people gradually prepared her for her return to her natural habitat. Elsa gave birth to three lion cubs, which are fully adapted to life in wild nature, but Elsa herself, unfortunately, died at the age of five from bezobezia - a tick-borne disease. George Adamson and his assistants buried Elsa and staged a farewell salute on her grave - 20 rifle volleys.

3. Jonathan the turtle
Jonathan the tortoise is at least 179 years old and the oldest known animal in the world. It's hard to verify, but there is photographic evidence: the picture was taken during the Boer War in 1900 on St. Helena, where Jonathan still lives. At the time, he was at least 50 years old, and possibly all 70, so now the turtle is at least 179 years old.

Jonathan enjoys life in the company of five female tortoises, and although he is blind in one eye, age does not seem to be a hindrance to him: he loves attention and is still aggressive enough to protect his younger wives from sexual harassment from other males.

4. Mongoose Mr Magoo
On November 15, 1962, a snake hunter, a mongoose named Mr. Magoo, was taken from the Duluth Zoo by the US Fish and Wildlife Service - the mongoose was sentenced to death or deportation to his homeland, India. The story caused a national scandal. A foreign sailor handed him over to the zoo, but the Service decided that mongooses do not belong in the United States.

Ultimately, Mr. Magic was given a reprieve. Over one weekend, thousands of people visited the hapless predator, and many wrote to the authorities, saying that they should get rid of the beast: the mongoose could escape and live in a region where it has no natural enemies. In the end, the mongoose decided not to kill, and he lived the rest of his life in the zoo, eating bird eggs. The mongoose died in 1968.

5. Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil
The most famous groundhog in the world, Punxsutawney Phil, also known by his full name Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of the Seers, the Sage of the Sages, and the Greatest Weather Forecaster, has traditionally predicted the weather every year on February 2, Groundhog Day, since 1886. Surprisingly, some people believe that the same groundhog is doing this to this day. Since these animals only live an average of ten years, the groundhog would have to take regular doses of the elixir of life in order to live for more than a century.

The groundhog is looked after by a mysterious group of people called the "Inner Circle", and by the beginning of the divination ceremony, they also bring a top hat and a tuxedo to the groundhog. Groundhog weather forecasting likely comes from a German superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on February 2 and sees its shadow, winter will continue for another six weeks.

6. Cat Sam
Unsinkable Sam was a remarkable cat who managed to survive three shipwrecks during World War II. The first sinking ship from which Sam (at that time his name was Oscar) managed to escape was the Bismarck, sunk during a naval battle on May 27, 1941. Sam survived, although 2,000 crew members died.

Then the cat got on the British battleship Cossack, which was hit by a torpedo and exploded in the same year. All 159 crew members died, but the cat survived, swam across Gibraltar and climbed ashore. The cat was named Unsinkable Sam (fortunately, it doesn’t matter for cats what their name is) and went to the Ark Royal ship, which was also eventually hit by a torpedo, but all but one of the crew members were saved. Sam was found "angry but unharmed" drifting in the middle of the ocean on a broken plank. Fortunately, after this, the cat was no longer taken on ships, and he lived to old age in a sailor's house in Belfast, where he died a natural death in 1955.

7. Dove Sher Ami
The US Army owes a lot to the carrier pigeon Cher Ami, who did a lot for military operations in France during the First World War. During the bloody battles, British troops kept carrier pigeons to exchange important information - there were 600 of these birds in total, and one of them was Sher Ami. It delivered 12 important messages over several months in 1918, and made its last flight on the afternoon of October 4, 1918, during the Battle of Argon.

The corps of troops was under fire and Major Whittlesey dispatched Sher Ami with a small note tied to his paw. Severely wounded in the chest, blinded in one eye and with one leg shot off, the bird managed to fly to its destination and thereby save the lives of 200 people. After this flight, the pigeon was cured and even made a wooden prosthesis for his lost paw, but he died less than a year later.

8. Horse MoroccoThe dancing horse of Morocco was so famous in 1591 in the United Kingdom that it was immortalized by Shakespeare in the comedy Love's Labour's Lost, in which the playwright mentioned a dancing horse. The horse could do many things, including counting coins by stamping its hooves, dancing on two or four legs, and bowing to the queen when needed. It was believed that the horse was also a psychic, as it moved its legs in a special way in response to certain questions.

This skill, however, nearly cost the horse and its owner, William Banks, their lives when they were accused of witchcraft, found guilty, and sentenced to death. But, apparently, the judge changed his mind when the horse knelt before him, asking to save the life of its owner, and pardoned both. Little is known about their later life, but, apparently, they lived comfortably on the income received from previous performances.

9. Elephant Jumbo
Jumbo was born in 1861. While still a baby elephant, he was taken from the French Sudan to the Paris Zoo, and at the age of four he was transported from there to the London Zoo. When he became grumpy and out of control, Jumbo was sold to R. T. Barnum's circus for $10,000, to the dismay of the British public. Queen Victoria received over 100,000 letters asking her to be involved in the incident. But the elephant seemed to be quite happy at Barnum's circus until he died from a horrific injury in a train explosion three years later.

10. Dog Laika
A young stray dog named Laika, a tramp from the streets of Moscow, was destined to become the first cosmonaut dog. Unfortunately, Sputnik-2, in which Laika was sent into orbit, did not pass all the necessary tests, since Soviet President Nikita Khrushchev wanted to launch the satellite on the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution - November 7, 1957.

According to the official version, Laika died from lack of oxygen six days after the start of the journey, but in 2002 it became known that the poor thing lasted only six or seven hours, after which she died from overheating and stress, but a monument to a small dog was erected in Star City .

Many people love animals, but some animals were loved so much by their owners, or the animals did such extraordinary things, that they are fondly remembered for many years after their death. Here is a selection of the ten most famous animals in history.

1. Chimpanzee Ham

The chimpanzee Ham was the first hominin in space and, fortunately, his story is happier than that of the first astronaut dog, which we will talk about a little later. Named after the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, Ham was one of six monkeys trained to pull levers in response to flashing lights during spacecraft flight.

2. Lioness Elsa

Elsa the lioness came to public attention after the publication of Born Free by naturalist Joy Adamson. The life of the little lion cub was hard: the mother was killed by the gamekeeper, Joy's husband George, because she attacked him. Luckily, George took Elsa and the other cubs, her siblings, with him and went out to send them to zoos.

The young lioness Elsa lived with the Joy family as a pet, but people gradually prepared her for her return to her natural habitat. Elsa gave birth to three lion cubs, which fully adapted to life in the wild, but Elsa herself, unfortunately, died at the age of five from bezobezia - a tick-borne disease. George Adamson and his assistants buried Elsa and staged a farewell salute on her grave - 20 rifle volleys.

3. Jonathan the turtle

Jonathan the tortoise is at least 179 years old and the oldest known animal in the world. It's hard to verify, but there is photographic evidence: the picture was taken during the Boer War in 1900 on St. Helena, where Jonathan still lives. At the time, he was at least 50 years old, and possibly all 70, so now the turtle is at least 179 years old.

4. Mongoose Mr Magoo

On November 15, 1962, a snake hunter, a mongoose named Mr. Magoo, was taken from the Duluth Zoo by the US Fish and Wildlife Service - the mongoose was sentenced to death or deportation to his homeland, India. The story caused a national scandal. A foreign sailor handed him over to the zoo, but the Service decided that mongooses do not belong in the United States.

5. Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil

The most famous groundhog in the world, Punxsutawney Phil, also known by his full name Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of the Seers, the Sage of the Sages, and the Greatest Weather Forecaster, has traditionally predicted the weather every year on February 2, Groundhog Day, since 1886. Surprisingly, some people believe that the same groundhog is doing this to this day. Since these animals only live an average of ten years, the groundhog would have to take regular doses of the elixir of life in order to live for more than a century.

6. Cat Sam

Unsinkable Sam was a remarkable cat who managed to survive three shipwrecks during World War II. The first sinking ship from which Sam (at that time his name was Oscar) managed to escape was the Bismarck, sunk during a naval battle on May 27, 1941. Sam survived, although 2,000 crew members died.

7. Dove Sher Ami

The US Army owes a lot to the carrier pigeon Cher Ami, who did a lot for military operations in France during the First World War. During the bloody battles, British troops kept carrier pigeons to exchange important information - there were 600 of these birds in total, and one of them was Sher Ami. It delivered 12 important messages over several months in 1918, and made its last flight on the afternoon of October 4, 1918, during the Battle of Argon.

8. Horse Morocco

The dancing horse of Morocco was so famous in 1591 in the United Kingdom that it was immortalized by Shakespeare in the comedy Love's Labour's Lost, in which the playwright mentioned a dancing horse. The horse could do many things, including counting coins by stamping its hooves, dancing on two or four legs, and bowing to the queen when needed. It was believed that the horse was also a psychic, as it moved its legs in a special way in response to certain questions.

9. Elephant Jumbo

Jumbo was born in 1861. While still a baby elephant, he was taken from the French Sudan to the Paris Zoo, and at the age of four he was transported from there to the London Zoo. When he became grumpy and out of control, Jumbo was sold to R. T. Barnum's circus for $10,000, to the dismay of the British public. Queen Victoria received over 100,000 letters asking her to be involved in the incident. But the elephant seemed to be quite happy at Barnum's circus until he died from a horrific injury in a train explosion three years later.

10. Dog Laika

A young stray dog named Laika, a tramp from the streets of Moscow, was destined to become the first cosmonaut dog. Unfortunately, Sputnik-2, in which Laika was sent into orbit, did not pass all the necessary tests, since Soviet President Nikita Khrushchev wanted to launch the satellite on the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution - November 7, 1957.

1. Chimpanzee Ham

2. Lioness Elsa

Elsa the lioness came to public attention after the publication of Born Free by naturalist Joy Adamson. The life of the little lion cub was hard: the mother was killed by the gamekeeper, Joy's husband George, because she attacked him. Luckily, George took Elsa and the other cubs, her siblings, with him and went out to send them to zoos.

3. Jonathan the turtle

Jonathan the tortoise is at least 179 years old and the oldest known animal in the world. It's hard to verify, but there is photographic evidence: the picture was taken during the Boer War in 1900 on St. Helena, where Jonathan still lives. At the time, he was at least 50 years old, and possibly all 70, so now the turtle is at least 179 years old.

4. Mongoose Mr Magoo

On November 15, 1962, a snake hunter, a mongoose named Mr. Magoo, was taken from the Duluth Zoo by the US Fish and Wildlife Service - the mongoose was sentenced to death or deportation to his homeland, India. The story caused a national scandal. A foreign sailor handed him over to the zoo, but the Service decided that mongooses do not belong in the United States.

5. Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil

The most famous groundhog in the world, Punxsutawney Phil, also known by his full name Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of the Seers, the Sage of the Sages, and the Greatest Weather Forecaster, has traditionally predicted the weather every year on February 2, Groundhog Day, since 1886. Surprisingly, some people believe that the same groundhog is doing this to this day. Since these animals only live an average of ten years, the groundhog would have to take regular doses of the elixir of life in order to live for more than a century.

6. Cat Sam

Unsinkable Sam was a remarkable cat who managed to survive three shipwrecks during World War II. The first sinking ship from which Sam (at that time his name was Oscar) managed to escape was the Bismarck, sunk during a naval battle on May 27, 1941. Sam survived, although 2,000 crew members died.

7. Dove Sher Ami

The US Army owes a lot to the carrier pigeon Cher Ami, who did a lot for military operations in France during the First World War. During the bloody battles, British troops kept carrier pigeons to exchange important information - there were 600 of these birds in total, and one of them was Sher Ami. It delivered 12 important messages over several months in 1918, and made its last flight on the afternoon of October 4, 1918, during the Battle of Argon.

8. Horse Morocco

The dancing horse of Morocco was so famous in 1591 in the United Kingdom that it was immortalized by Shakespeare in the comedy Love's Labour's Lost, in which the playwright mentioned a dancing horse. The horse could do many things, including counting coins by stamping its hooves, dancing on two or four legs, and bowing to the queen when needed. It was believed that the horse was also a psychic, as it moved its legs in a special way in response to certain questions.

9. Elephant Jumbo

Jumbo was born in 1861. While still a baby elephant, he was taken from the French Sudan to the Paris Zoo, and at the age of four he was transported from there to the London Zoo. When he became grumpy and out of control, Jumbo was sold to R. T. Barnum's circus for $10,000, to the dismay of the British public. Queen Victoria received over 100,000 letters asking her to be involved in the incident. But the elephant seemed to be quite happy at Barnum's circus until he died from a horrific injury in a train explosion three years later.

10. Dog Laika

A young stray dog named Laika, a tramp from the streets of Moscow, was destined to become the first cosmonaut dog. Unfortunately, Sputnik-2, in which Laika was sent into orbit, did not pass all the necessary tests, since Soviet President Nikita Khrushchev wanted to launch the satellite on the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution - November 7, 1957.

Ecology

There is a special bond between humans and animals. Studies have shown that human-animal contact helps reduce stress and lowers blood pressure, reduces the number of heartbeats, slows breathing, relieves anxiety and tension. Over the past 150 years, many animals have left their mark on history. During the war, animals and people worked together to fight back a common enemy. Learn about the most famous animals of recent times that have been heard about all over the world.

1) Heidi the cross-eyed opossum

Over the past couple of years, many animals from German zoos have become world famous and headline heroes, including the polar bears Knut and Floquet, the oracle octopus Paul and the female opossum Heidi. Heidi was a cross-eyed North American opossum who was donated to Leipzig Zoo by Danish Zoo Odense in May 2010. Heidi originally grew up in a North Carolina wild animal shelter after she was abandoned by her mother. In 2011, in Leipzig, she was placed in an aviary with a tropical environment. She lived next door to two other opossums at the zoo, which is quite unusual since opossums tend to be hermits and come out at night.

The problem with Heidi's eyes had no effect on general state her health, but she was not adapted for life in the wild. After photos of Heidi flooded the Internet, she became one of the most popular animals in the Leipzig Zoo. She was the inspiration for the creation of a popular song in YouTube, as well as in her image and likeness created a whole series of soft toys. Before her death, Heidi had three times as many fans on Facebook than Chancellor Angela Merkel.

In September 2011, Heidi had to be euthanized due to the fact that she suffered from osteoporosis. Unfortunately, Heidi was not the only very famous animal in Germany to die at a fairly early age.

2) Wonder Dog Bobby

In 1923, a dog named Bobby traveled with his family from Silverston, Oregon, to Indiana. He was a 2 year old male Scottish Collie/English Shepherd mix. During the trip, Bobby got lost. After a tedious search, the family lost hope of finding their pet and was forced to return home to Oregon. Six months later, in February 1924, Bobby showed up unexpectedly at his doorstep in Silverstone. He was very thin, dirty and weak. His paws were worn to the bone, because he walked no less, but 4105 kilometers through all the States to return home.

During his journey, Bobby crossed vast plains, deserts and mountains. His story quickly spread around the world. People from all over the world began to send letters to Bobby, and he got the nickname "Bobby the Wonder Dog". They wrote about him in newspapers, books, made films. Bobby received a precious collar and leash. At one show in Portland, Oregon, Bobby drew 40,000 viewers. In 1927, Bobby the Wonder Dog died at the age of just 6 years old. He was buried with honors in the Oregon Humane Society's Pet Cemetery in Portland.

3) Chimpanzee Oliver

Many articles have been written about the chimpanzee Oliver, he was a rather famous monkey due to his unique abilities and similarity to humans. In the 1960s, Oliver was acquired by animal trainers Frank and Janet Berger, with whom he lived at home. He was an odd-looking chimpanzee with a flattened snout. He was used to walking on two legs and did not lean on his hands, as many great apes do. In 2006 the channel discovery made a documentary about him, in which Janet Berger stated that at the age of 16, Oliver began to sexually harass her, so the owners had to get rid of the beast.

Oliver was sold to Ralph Helfer, who owned an amusement park called "Magic Village" in California. The chimpanzee has been featured as an exhibit on the show, claiming to be a human-ape hybrid or some intermediate species. In 1982, its features were described in an article Los Angeles Times, after which Oliver was taken away for research and experimentation. In 1998, Oliver acquired a spacious outdoor enclosure in Texas. His DNA was analyzed by geneticists from University of Chicago, who concluded that Oliver had perfectly normal chromosomes for a chimpanzee. Oliver's strange appearance, the shape of his ears, freckles, baldness actually falls into the list of acceptable traits for these monkeys.

On June 2, 2012, Oliver died peacefully at the primate center where he lived for the last few years. He was at least 55 years old, although the average chimpanzee lives 35 years. The oldest African chimpanzee is Gregory, who died in 2008 at the age of 66. After his death, Oliver's body was cremated, and the ashes were scattered around the center. In the 2011 film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" the image of the hero Caesar was written off from Oliver.

4) Smokey the dog

Smokey was born in 1943. She was a Yorkshire Terrier, a very small breed of dog that was bred in Yorkshire, England to catch rats in clothing factories. In February 1944, Smokey discovered an American soldier in an abandoned fox hole in the New Guinea jungle. She weighed only 1.8 kilograms, and her height was 18 centimeters. At first, the soldiers thought that Smokey was a Japanese war dog, but she did not understand commands in Japanese or English. For the next 2 years, Smoky traveled in the backpack of Corporal William A. Wynn through the jungle.

Smokey slept in Wynn's tent, he shared his food with her. Smoky served in the South Pacific and participated in 12 naval and air reconnaissance missions. She survived 150 air raids in New Guinea and a typhoon in Okinawa. She even jumped with a special parachute created for her from a height of 9.1 meters from a tree. In 1944 the magazine Yank Down Under called her "the mascot of warriors in the Southwest Pacific". She helped the troops in that she had excellent hearing and she could well feel the danger. Many times, Smokey saved Wynn's life and warned the soldiers of the oncoming fire.

In 1944, Smokey hit the headlines after helping engineers build an airbase at Lingayen Bay on Luzon Island. During the construction, the command of the signal troops had to lead the telegraph cord through a 20-meter pipe with a diameter of 200 millimeters. Wynn tied the cord to the dog, and she did the job with ease. According to channel investigation Animal Planet Smokey was the first military therapy dog. At the end of World War II, she was secretly transported to the United States, hidden in a suitcase from an oxygen mask. After arriving in the States, the dog became a national celebrity and demonstrated his abilities to the audience, for example, he was able to walk on a tightrope while blindfolded. On February 21, 1957, at the age of about 14, Smoky died unexpectedly.

5) Fido the dog

During the Second World War, many dogs were killed in battles. Pets were forced to flee and live on the streets. One of the most famous street dogs of World War II is Fido. Fido is a latin word that means "devoted". In November 1941, on his way home from the bus stop, a brick factory worker at Borgo San Lorenzo in the Tuscan province of Florence, Italy, found Fido lying in a roadside ditch, wounded. Carlo Soriani took the dog home and got him out.

After his recovery, the dog followed Soriani to the bus stop every day and watched him get on the bus. When the bus came back in the evening, Fido invariably waited for Soriani and expressed incredible joy. This scenario was repeated for 2 years until December 30, 1943, when Borgo San Lorenzo was bombed by the enemy and many factories were destroyed. Thousands of people died, including Carlo Soriani. Fido continued to return to the bus stop and wait for the owner, as before, for the next 14 years. In total, he came here 5 thousand times.

People began to notice the dog, and he became a real sensation in Italy. Fido has become a symbol of true loyalty. He passed away on June 9, 1958, while still waiting for his owner. The news of his death was printed in a large number of newspaper articles. Fido was not the only dog that showed incredible loyalty to the owner. History knows other dogs, including Hachiko, Shep and Greyfriars Bobby.

6) Chimpanzee Gua

Chimpanzee Gua was born on November 15, 1930 in Havana, Cuba. On May 13, 1931, she was assigned to the primate research center in Orange Park, Florida. This center specialized in the study of chimpanzees. At 7.5 months old, Gua became the first chimpanzee to be used for special research. She was taken to their home by scientists Louella and Winthrop Kellogg, where the monkey grew up with the researchers' 10-month-old son, Donald. The purpose of the experiment was to give the Gua the same environmental benefits that Donald had, and then compare them and find differences or similarities.

For 9 months, the Kelloggs observed the development of Gua and Donald. Gua often performed better on tests of reading and comprehension. She learned to walk faster, earlier she began to use a cup and a spoon. They recognized people differently. Gua could recognize a person by their clothes and smell, and Donald by their faces. In physical ability tests, Gua had better results in jumping, climbing, and so on. They had general results in terms of strength at a young age, however, as the monkey matured, it became stronger.

By the age of 16 months, Donald began to communicate, when as Gua, of course, she could not speak. After 9 months, the experiment was stopped because Donald began to copy the sounds that Gua made. In the end, the monkey was returned to the primate center in Florida. She died on December 21, 1933 from pneumonia, although she was only 3 years old. Donald Agger Kellogg committed suicide in 1972.

7) Sheep Shrek

Sheep Merino Shrek was born at the Bendigo station near Taras, New Zealand, in 1994. In 1998, he escaped from the station and settled in the Central Otago region of the South Island. For 6 years, Shrek wandered and independently found food for himself, even in winter, when food supplies were depleted. It was discovered only in 2004 in the rocks near Bendigo. Those who discovered it could not believe their eyes. Shrek avoided shearing for 6 years, although Merino sheep are usually sheared once a year.

It was difficult to recognize Shrek: he had such a thick layer of wool that it was possible to sew costumes for 20 people from it! In the end, Shrek was sheared and his wool weighed 27 kilograms, although on average one Merino sheep produces about 4.5 kilograms of wool per year. Merino sheep are known for having the finest and softest wool of any other sheep breed. Due to its incredible size and funny behavior, the ram was nicknamed Shrek in honor of the hero of the famous cartoon.

In New Zealand, where the number of sheep is 10 times the number of inhabitants, Shrek has become a real celebrity. He was even taken to Parliament to meet with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, and he turned into a national idol. A few days after Shrek was caught, he had his hair cut in a studio in front of national television cameras. A professional shearer did Shrek's haircut in 20 minutes. The giant fleece was auctioned off to benefit children's medical charities. After this event, Shrek became a national hero and helped raise $150,000 for sick children. "He had an extraordinary character. He loved children and treated the elderly well" as the newspapers wrote about him. On June 6, 2011, Shrek had to be euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian. He was already about 16-17 years old.

8) Congo Chimpanzee

The Congo Chimpanzee is considered the greatest animal artist in history. He was born in 1954 and from 2 to 4 years old managed to draw about 400 paintings and drawings. His artistic works attracted a lot of attention in the 1950s, some laughed, others were skeptical. Pablo Picasso was a big fan of the Congo and one of his paintings was even exhibited by a Spanish artist in his studio. In the late 1950s, Salvador Dali saw one of the paintings of the Congo and exclaimed: "The hand of a chimpanzee looks like a human, and the hand of Jackson Pollock looks like an animal". Congo's work fell under the genre of abstract expressionism, which was carried out by the American artist Jackson Pollock.

Kongo was an artist by nature and knew a lot about color combinations. He was a purist and had a knack for mixing paints to create unique colors. If his work of art was taken away from him before it was finished, Kongo would start screaming and throwing a tantrum. But if the monkey believed that the picture was complete, he refused to continue painting it, even if someone began to convince him to do it. Kongo's artwork has sold better than any other animal painting in history. On June 20, 2005, three of his paintings were included in the Bonhams auction along with Renoir and Warhol and were sold for $26,000. In 1964, Kongo died of tuberculosis at the age of ten.

9) Willy Willie the Dog

Chihuahua Wiley Willy was born in 1991 in Long Beach, California. From early childhood, the owner offended him and tried to kill the animal. Wheelie was found in a cardboard box with spinal injuries and a slashed throat. He was taken to the veterinary hospital and left, but Willie's hind legs were paralyzed and he could not walk. At first they called him Chilly Willy ( "Cold Willie"), because before his hair grew back, he constantly shivered. He was adopted by pet groomer Deborah Turner, who did everything to make the dog happy.

Turner first tried to help Willie walk by attaching a helium-filled balloon to his bottom and placing the dog on a skateboard, but the experiment failed. When special K-9 strollers for animals appeared, the smallest was made for Wiley. They called him Wiley Willy "Wheel Wheely"). He quickly got used to the wheels and could easily move with the help of his front paws. His story caught the attention of the local press and Wiley became a real celebrity. He became the star of television programs and various talk shows.

Wiley-Willi became an example for people with physical disabilities, he traveled all over the world and visited hundreds of hospitals to make children feel better. It has become incredibly popular in Japan. Wiley even met with Prince Hitachi and Princess Ganako, representatives of the royal family, which caused a big sensation in Japan.

Wheely became the subject of two well-known children's books. He had a good disposition and became an inspiration to all who touched him. Unfortunately, on December 22, 2009, Wheelie died from injuries he received when he slipped out of the hands of his mistress. He was already quite old for a dog - 18 years old. Wiley, by his example, left a message: "Life is what you make it."

10) Unsinkable Cat Sam

Warship "Bismarck" was one of the largest German ships of the Second World War. It has only been used in one offensive operation in May 1941, when the ship was sent to sink British ships. During the attack "Bismarck" he went to the bottom. Of the 2200 German sailors, 115 people and 1 cat were saved. The surviving cat was black and white and was nicknamed the Unsinkable Oscar, then Sam. He was found floating on the wreck and was rescued by British sailors from the ship. "Cossack".

For months, Sam sailed on a ship "Cossack" and supported the morale of the sailors. He walked along the railing and was very good-natured. October 24, 1941 "Cossack" was badly damaged by an enemy torpedo fired by a German submarine U-563. One third of the ship was damaged and 159 crew members were killed. Sam survived this attack and was washed up on the coast of the Strait of Gibraltar. The cat was later sent aboard an aircraft carrier. "Ark Royal", which coincidentally played an important role in the sinking "Bismarck".

November 14, 1941 "Ark Royal" was attacked by a German submarine torpedo U-81 and sank 50 kilometers from Gibraltar. Since the ship was sinking at a very low speed, all crew members were saved, including the cat. He was discovered by a motor boat on a floating board. The cat looked "evil, but completely unharmed." With doom "Ark Royal" Sam's military career ended and he was sent to the UK. In total, the unsinkable Sam survived three shipwrecks and died only in 1955. The ships Sam visited in 1941 also sank during the war.

11) Psychic Dog Jim

Dog Jim was born a regular puppy in Louisiana in 1925 and was purchased by Sam Van Arsdael. The breed was called the Llewellyn Setter and was a variation of the English Setter. It was bred to hunt non-waterfowl. By nature, these dogs are not aggressive and are very intelligent. At a very young age, Jim proved to be an excellent hunting dog. He was so good that the magazine outdoor life called him "Best hunting dog in the country". Jim gained worldwide fame due to the fact that he could execute amazing commands.

Jim, on command, could go outside and find the car by color, make and number. Among the crowd, Jim could tell which person was selling hardware, which person was caring for the sick, and even who was from Kansas City. He could understand commands even on foreign language or transmitted in Morse code. He also had psychic abilities. For example, if asked, he could indicate gender not yet born child. He guessed the winner at the races Kentucky Derby 7 years in a row, and also predicted the victory of the Yankees in the 1936 World Series.

After newspapers wrote about the unusual abilities of the dog, psychologists from different universities. Dr. A. J. Durant, director of the School of Veterinary Medicine, tested Jim's abilities in front of an audience and concluded that the dog "possesses mysterious abilities that may never appear in dogs for many generations". Journalists from all over the world came to see Jim's show and were amazed. His fame has spread far beyond the US. Jim died on March 18, 1937 and was buried in a cemetery in Missouri.

12) Dog Balto

Nome is a city located on the southern side of the Seward Peninsula off the coast of the Bering Sea. In 1925, a diphtheria epidemic broke out in the area. This is a disease of the upper respiratory tract, which is treated with special diphtheria antitoxins. In the summer of 1924, the only doctor in the city of Nome was Curtis Welch, who commanded the delivery of antitoxins to Nome, but the serum shipment did not arrive before the port closed for the winter. Without the necessary treatment, the young population of Nome was at great risk, so a dog team was organized to save the children in Nome, which was supposed to deliver medicines.

A total of 20 mushers and 150 sled dogs delivered medicines over a distance of 1,085 kilometers in 5.5 days. The serum was transported by train to the city of Nenana, where the first team was waiting. The team faced severe frost and terrible snowstorms. After this event, all mushers and their dogs were called real heroes in the press. The most famous dog was the dog Balto, who was named after Samuel Balto. This dog of the Siberian Husky breed was well versed in difficult conditions and managed to overcome the final part of the path. During the journey, Balto rescued his crew while crossing the Topkok River. He could work in almost any conditions, even in pitch darkness.

In the 1920s, Balto became one of the most popular dogs, second only to Rin Tin Tin. In honor of Balto, a monument was erected in New York's Central Park. It is worth noting that the longest and most difficult part of the journey for the delivery of whey in 1925 - 420 kilometers - was overcome by another dog - Togo. The mushers considered him a real hero, although Balto also tried a lot.

13) Betsy the dog

The Border Collie is considered the smartest dog in the world. In January 2011, a Border Collie named Caesar was reported to have memorized 1,022 words and was able to execute different commands using those words. Betsy is a black and white dog of this breed, which is considered one of the most smart dogs in history. She was born in 2002 and today lives in Vienna, Australia. At the age of 10 weeks, Betsy could sit down or fetch the named objects on command. She can understand a word by hearing it a couple of times.

Betsy learns just like babies do, if not faster. She is able to find common features in objects in a photograph. If you show her a photograph, she can find the object without much preparation. She has a level of intelligence higher than that of great apes. Betsy can remember 15 names different people She is very attentive. Over the past 15 years, many dog breeds have become smarter and closer to humans.

Some experts believe that Betsy's understanding of some human forms of communication is a new property. "It's something that dogs have evolved because they're constantly around humans. It's possible that evolution is capable of inventing similar forms of intelligence more than once. Intelligence isn't unique to humans and some primates.", the scientists wrote.

Modern Scientific research show the link between human and canine diseases. In 2009, genetic mutations in Charcot's disease were found to be similar to those in canine degenerative myelopathy. In 2011, it was found that the same mutation in Tibetan Terriers could be found in cases of fatal human illness associated with Parkinson's disease. Scientists believe that understanding the genetic causes of cancer in dogs could lead to the development of human cancer drugs.

14) Sergeant Stubby

Sergeant Stubby was the first military dog used by American soldiers during the First World War. He was also the first dog to make a military career and become a sergeant. It is not known exactly when Stubby, who was a cross between a pit bull and a Boston terrier, was born. In 1916 or 1917, Stubby appeared on a Yale University field in New Haven, Connecticut, where a group of soldiers were training. He befriended Corporal Robert Conroy. When Conroy was sent to serve in France, the dog followed him. In France, Stubby began to be used to perform various military tasks.

Stubby served with the 102nd Infantry Division in France for 18 months, participating in four offensives and 17 battles. He was able to hear the sound and smell at an incredible distance, so he warned the soldiers about the advancing gas and artillery attacks. Many times he saved the lives of many soldiers. Stubby was able to locate and support wounded soldiers who were separated from the group and far from civilization. In one operation, he was even able to detect and uncover a German spy in the Argonne.

Sergeant Stubby was the most famous military dog in the US during the First World War. In 1918, all the major US newspapers wrote about his exploits. Several times Stubby was wounded, but survived. After the war, he was sent back to America, where he became a real star. He marched in parades, met with American presidents, and became the official mascot of the varsity football team. He was also a member of the War Veterans Organization American Legion, Red Cross and Youth Christian Association. In 1926, Stubby died at the age of 9 or 10. A stuffed animal was made from his body, which became an exhibit "The Price of Freedom: Americans at War" at the Smithsonian Museum.

15) Hippo Hubert

Huberta was one of the most famous hippos in South African history. Huberta lived near the water source of St. Lucy Estuari in Zululand, but in November 1928 she decided to make an unthinkable journey of 1600 kilometers to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This journey took her three years. Behemoth attracted the attention of a large number of people. She was pursued by curious journalists and became incredibly popular. Hubert was not shy. She crossed roads, railroad tracks and even looked into cities. She ate in parks, farm gardens, and even grazed golf courses.

During her journey, Huberta unexpectedly lingered at the mouth of the Mlanga River for several weeks, apparently because she liked these places. People warmly welcomed the hippopotamus, treated her with fruits, sweets and other delicacies. Since Huberta became incredibly popular, they wanted to catch her and put her in the Johannesburg Zoo, but she turned out to be elusive, so this idea was abandoned. Huberta nevertheless continued south to Durban, where she visited the beach and the local country club. Due to her fame, the local council forbade hunters from catching or killing Huberta.

In March 1931, Hubert arrived in East London, South Africa. On her way she crossed 122 rivers. A month after her arrival, she was shot dead by a group of hunters, despite the prohibitions. These people were caught and arrested, forced to pay a fine of 25 pounds. Hubert's body was sent to London to be stuffed. In 1933, an effigy of Hubert was brought to South Africa. People were so shocked by the event that about 20,000 people greeted the body. The scarecrow was placed in the Amathole Museum in King Williams Town, where it is located to this day, so everyone can come there and learn about the amazing history of Huberta.

16) Dog Endal

Endal was a purebred Labrador who was trained to provide assistance and became one of the most famous guide dogs in the world. It was capable of responding to hundreds of different instructions and commands. Endal knew how to go shopping, operate electrical appliances, call an elevator, and even do laundry. He was the first dog that could use bank cards: he could insert a card into an ATM, receive money and put it in a wallet.

In the late 1990s, Endal became a working dog for disabled former British Navy man Alain Parton, who suffered a serious head wound during the Gulf War and lost 50 percent of his memory. Endal helped Parton with daily chores. Since the dog was very smart, he became the subject of many documentaries and TV shows. He has appeared at training centers and charities.

Soon Endal became the most titled dog in the world. They called him "Dog of the Millennium" and awarded gold medal People's Veterinary Outpatient Clinic for courage. Over the course of his life, Endal was filmed by 340 filmmakers and appeared in broadcasts all over the world - in Japan, Australia, USA, Canada, Europe and China. He has been called one of the most famous dogs in the UK and was the first dog to be taken on a Ferris wheel. london eye.

In 2001, Endal gained worldwide attention when reports came in that he had helped save the life of Alain Parton. Parton fell out of his wheelchair, colliding with a car, and was knocked unconscious. Endal was able to help, he took out his mobile phone, brought a blanket and covered him with it. Then he began to bark, ran to the nearest hotel to get help. Sadly, Endal died of old age on March 13, 2009 at the age of 13. He will be remembered as one of the most famous guide dogs in the world.

17) Lonely George Turtle

Turtles from the island of Pinta (lat. Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) is a subspecies of the Galapagos tortoise, whose birthplace was the island of Pinta, Ecuador. These turtles were first described by herpetologist Albert Günther in 1877. By the beginning of the 20th century, most of the Pinta Island turtles were exterminated by hunters. This species has also suffered due to the introduction of invasive goats that have destroyed the natural habitat of these remote Pacific islands. Until 1971, it was believed that this species of turtles had completely disappeared, until the researchers managed to find the last representative of the species, which received the nickname Lonely George.

For safety, the turtle was sent to Charles Darwin Research Station to Santa Cruz Island. For several decades, attempts were made to cross the George with females of other subspecies, but the attempts were unsuccessful. At one point, researchers even offered $10,000 to anyone who could "breed" George. Since Lonely George lived in captivity, it was theoretically believed that the species Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii extinct, and George himself was the rarest animal on the planet. He became a real star and was considered a symbol of attempts to save endangered animals, attracting a sea of \u200b\u200btourists to the Galapagos Islands.

On June 24, 2012, Lonely George was Fausto Llerena's park attendant who looked after him. This was very unexpected, since George was considered a fairly young representative of this species of turtle. Although the exact age of George was not known, experts believed that he was about 100 years old, he was a "young adult". These turtles can live up to 200 years. George's body was embalmed and will be preserved for future generations. Today, about 20 thousand giant tortoises of other subspecies live on the Galapagos Islands.

18) Pigeon Sher Ami

Pigeons have played an important role in military history. They are incredibly talented at carrying messages thanks to their knowledge of the way home, speed and the ability to fly. There were many famous war pigeons in history, among which were Commando, Paddy, William Orange, Mary from Exeter and others. But I especially want to talk about Cher Ami (translated from French "Dear friend"). He was a carrier pigeon who was trained by the US Army Signal Corps to work in France during the First World War.

On October 3, 1918, US Army Captain Charles Whittlesey and 500 other soldiers found themselves under siege in the forests of Argon. The soldiers did not have access to food, they did not have the necessary ammunition, so in fact they had no advantages over the enemy. For four days they were attacked by the enemy, were under grenades, waves of sniper bullets, but held the resistance. In order to call for reinforcements, Charles Whittlesey sent several carrier pigeons with messages, including Sher Ami.

The German troops were well aware of the ability of pigeons to transmit messages, so they constantly monitored them and killed every pigeon they came across. Two "colleagues" Sher Ami were shot dead as soon as they were released, but our hero managed to escape. During the journey, he was wounded, but he survived and continued to fly to the division headquarters, which was located 40 kilometers away. To fly to him, the blue one needed a little more than an hour. When Sher Ami was discovered, a message was attached to his left paw: "We're on parallel 276.4. Our own artillery is firing directly at us. For God's sake, stop this!"

Sher Ami was covered in blood and had gunshot wounds. He was blind in one eye, and one of his legs was shot off. The message he delivered allowed the Allied troops to head to the area where help was called from and rescue 194 soldiers from the encirclement. After this event, Sher Ami became the hero of the 77th Infantry Division, which was nicknamed in the press "Lost Battalion". Military doctors did everything possible to save the pigeon. He became a talisman US Department of Services until his death on June 13, 1919. For American schoolchildren in the 1920s and 30s, Cher Ami was well known as a hero of the First World War. His body was stuffed and put on display in a museum. Smithsonian Institution.

19) Panda Xiang-shiang

The popularity of captive pandas has increased significantly over the past three decades thanks to successful breeding programs for these rare animals. Yet their populations in the wild are still in crisis. There is no biological difference between captive-bred pandas and those living in the wild, but they cannot get along together. In fact, very few bears are able to breed in captivity and then be released into the wild. Panda experts say more research is needed to fully understand the life cycle of these animals in the wild.

In 2006, a male panda named Xiang-shiang became the first panda to be returned to the wild after being born and raised in captivity. Xiang-shiang was born in 2001 in research center Wolong giant pandas, Sichuan Province, China. At a young age, Xiang-shiang endured a 3-year training program to gain the skills needed to survive in the wild. He learned to build a lair, get his own food, mark his territory. Xiang-shiang also developed defensive skills, learning how to scream and bite.

Xiang-shiang was released in April 2006 and put on a special collar to monitor his movements. The panda weighed about 80 kilograms. Despite careful preparations, Xiang-shiang was found dead less than a year after he was released. The found body was covered with many scratches, the experts concluded that, most likely, death occurred after falling from a tree. He probably tried to crawl away from other pandas. Others said that Xiang-shiang died during a fight with other males for territory, or for a female.

The next candidate to be released into the wild is Tao-tao, a male giant panda born on August 3, 2010 at a semi-wild training base in Getaoping. According to the new plan, Tao-tao will train to survive in the wild on three different sizes of plots before he is released into the wild.

20) Lev Maryan

Maryan was the most famous resident of the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan. In the late 1960s, this zoo was incredibly popular with about 500 animals, but later it suffered due to the war. In 1978, a group from Cologne, Germany donated the lion Maryan to the Afghan Zoo. For 23 years, Marian lived in captivity and witnessed serious military conflicts and cataclysms that took place in the country. He survived the coming of the communists, the April revolution and the invasion of the USSR.

After the Russians left Afghanistan in 1989, the disastrous conditions of the Kabul Zoo became known to the whole world. The blind lion Maryan has become a real celebrity. Animal rights organizations came to Afghanistan to help the lion and other zoo animals. Leo died in January 2002 at an advanced age for a lion. He was buried in the zoo cemetery. On his grave is written: "Here lies Marian, who was about 23 years old. He is the most famous lion in the world." In March 2002, China donated a pair of young lions to the Kabul Zoo as a replacement for Maryan.

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