15 animals that influenced the course of history Bashny.Net

May 2, 2011 specially trained service Belgian Shepherd Dog named Cairo accompanied by fur seals of the US Navy taking part in the capture of terrorist number one.
Of course, the details of the operation to destroy Osama bin Laden were not disclosed, but the military command recognizes that the operation would not be so successful if they did not help the brave dog.





The world-famous African gray parrot named Alex turned people's ideas about the intelligence of animals. Surprisingly smyshlёnaya feathered bird demonstrated their exceptional cognitive and communicative abilities and was the reason for heated discussions among researchers, naturalists.
He could make creative use of words and short phrases of human speech, and his mental development reaches a level of 5-year-old child, and this is not the limit. Parrot distinguish colors, some items, as well as realize the concept of "more", "less than", "different", "same", "above" and "below". At the time of the death of Alex had the level of emotional development of 2-year-old kid.



Ancient Greek scientist and mathematician Archytas Garentsky, who lived in 430-350 BC, also known as the "father of the first robot." But if it were not for his love of birds, especially pigeons, he would never have earned so flattering title.
To understand how birds fly, Archytas fashioned wooden own "blue", moving steam-powered. Despite the fact that the artificial bird was designed for other purposes, inventor, unwittingly, gave the world the first robot and the first "flying machine».



This is the only time in history when the animal is saved not one, not two, but a whole village of people. In 1925, in the small town of Nome, Alaska broke diphtheria outbreak, and the only available aircraft in the area has failed due to an ice storm.
To help residents were sent several teams of sled dogs, who were transported to the city of serum from Anchorage. Balto led teams ran through blizzards and icy wind as much as 85 kilometers. Serum was frozen, but not spoiled, and with its help diphtheria was stopped for 5 days.
Today, in honor of the fearless dog, annual race "Iditarod" sled dog, and the participants pass the same route that heroically overcame Balto.



Not so long ago crowned the throne, Philip - son of Louis VI Tolstoy, did horseback riding with a group of friends along the river Seine, when his horse stumbled unexpectedly jumped out of a black pig. Horse young king fell forward, kicking his rider out of the saddle over his head.
Philip injuries were incompatible with life, and the next day he died. So, without knowing it herself, the pig has changed the course of history, and the death of Philip possible to avoid further conquest of their land.



One of the greatest Scottish monarchs, the organizer of the heroic defense of their country's independence against England, Robert IBryus known to most people most of the film "Braveheart».
However, before becoming one of the most famous heroes of Scotland, Bruce suffered several humiliating and difficult period in his life, which forced him to hide in a cave on the island of Rathlin Island in winter 1306.
According to legend, there he watched a spider, enthusiasm trudging across too broad web of caves, which is constantly torn. However, stubborn spider every day continued to do his job, until one day his web did not sturdy enough.
Robert was so inspired by this example of perseverance spider that cheered up and decided to fight to the end, while his country will not be free.



During the First World War pigeon Cher Ami was one of the many birds that signal corps USA in France used to communicate important messages from the commanders from the battlefield.
During one of the missions that have received in the history of the name of the Meuse Argonne offensive, Cher Ami came under attack by German troops. Dove fell to the ground, but then took off again. Badly wounded in the chest, blind in one eye and one leg to shoot a pigeon continued his flight and, in the end, delivered an important message.
As a result, "The Lost Battalion" allies was saved, and brave bird was awarded the Military Cross medal from the French government.
When Cher Ami died taxidermist be stuffed, which is stored at the Smithsonian Institution.



One of the most horrific and bloody massacres in military history was made not by human hands, and mouth of the animal. Battle of Ramree Island during the Burma campaign of World War II, which was conducted for 6 weeks in January and February of 1945, was even listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest number of victims simultaneous attack crocodiles people.
According to various estimates, from five hundred to a thousand Japanese soldiers wading through swampy jungle, were eaten alive by thousands of saltwater crocodiles that flooded this area.



Perhaps this is the most famous animal, went down in history in the 90s, and the first mammal that has been cloned. From the medical and biological point of view this event can benefit people and animals, because scientists have a chance to revive extinct species of living organisms, for example, to revive the kind of Stephens Island wren.



Chimpanzee named Ham was named in honor of the Aerospace Medical Center, Holloman and became a big celebrity all over America. He even made the cover of the magazine «Life» after January 31, 1961 was placed in a spaceship "Mercury-Redstone 2" and launched into space with the launch site at Cape Canaveral.
Before flight Ham learn to move the lever to light signals. For the correct execution of the command awarded its banana balls, but if the chimp was wrong, it struck a light electric current (on the paw). Chimpanzees coped with the task.
Thus, Ham became the first animal to successfully communicate with the space ship, and not just fly on it.



Did you know that for the discovery of a vaccine against diphtheria people owe a horse? Stallion named Jim was deliberately infected with diphtheria wand, but unlike other animals who are less fortunate, he was still alive.
Doctors have found that the body of Jim began to produce antibodies, which struggled with the disease. This experiment made it possible to obtain a treasured serum to treat people.
Thus, Jim went down in history as a medical miracle that saved the lives of millions of people and animals throughout the world.



After two successful Balkan wars against the Ottoman Empire Greece took the leading position in the Greco-Turkish War and conquered one area after another (1919-1922).
After the Greek troops captured most of Thrace and Asia Minor and set out to invade and re-conquer Constantinople (Istanbul) 500 years of Ottoman occupation, which is in Greek leader of the military campaign died suddenly due to a completely stupid accident.
During a walk in the royal garden of Alexander I was bitten by a monkey, and three weeks later at the age of 27, he died of blood poisoning. Only after a couple of years after his death, and also because of political mistakes committed by Greece, initially victorious campaign into a national catastrophe for the country, and the monkey became for the Greeks the most hated animals.



There is a legend that the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was saved from certain death dog, whose name and gender are unknown. In 1815, the ship on which Napoleon escapes from exile on Elba Island, covered with a giant wave, and the emperor himself was thrown overboard.
Fortunately for him, Newfoundland jumped into the water and kept Napoleon afloat until he could reach the shore.



September 23, 1952 US Senator Richard Nixon said one of the most famous and insightful speeches in modern American history. In the election of Nixon was a candidate for the post of vice-president under Dwight Eisenhower.
Nixon suspected that he took illegal donations to his campaign. In his speech, he denied the allegations and said that the only gift he received during the election campaign, was a puppy cocker spaniel. Perhaps it is because of the "Speech of Chequers" he remained in the Republican Party as a partner Eisenhower, and then they won the election.
In addition, in the United States on September 23 was declared a National day of dogs in politics, also known as the Day of Chequers.



Often we (humans) are systematically become a cause of extinction of animal species, but in history have been recorded rare cases where the same thing happened through the fault of the animal world.
For example, Stephens Island wren (kind of night extinct flightless birds), according to legend, was killed by a single wild cat named Tibbls, who tamed the lighthouse on the skeleton Stephens (New Zealand).