The role of animals in the First World War

Today, about 10 thousand years ago, people planted plants and animals in their own homes as people have their own needs, such as comfortable living arrangements, food assurance, help from animals and companions. Animal domestication started in Mesopotamia At the time, animal pots were largely adopted for meat, milk, skin and skin. They used to make tents for the protection of the shame and shelter from the skin of animals.
People initially treat small animals as pets. For example, the dog has been groomed for help in hunting. Later on, people were looking at the larger animals. Then they started adopting cows, horses, etc. for the cultivation and transportation.

Since ancient times, people have been using animals for different purposes. Even the use of animals in the war zone was not dropped. And the animals are also doing a commendable contribution in different wars. The use of animals in World War I was astonishing. In today's text we will know about the contribution of animals used in World War I.

Horses and donkeys:
Horse has been used in most of the major battles that took place in the world. In addition to horses, donkeys have also been used in many battles. The donkey was used to transport guns, ammunition, battlefield arms and supplies. Apart from these activities, the horse had to do a little more work. Horse soldiers used to transport. Besides, there were cavalcade forces in the battlefield.

Horse was also used in the First World War. Over 1,36,000 Australian horses were employed in this war. Most of these horses were very skillful in the battlefield. Although peace was declared to the people after the war, cruel fate came to the horse's life. 13 thousand horses were not taken back to the country considering ship crises, transport costs and quarantine to bring the horses back to their homeland.

Pigeon:
Since the beginning of creation, the importance of communication was immense. That is why people used different ways to communicate for ages. The communication system was not so modern 3,000 years ago. At that time people started using the first pigeon for information exchange.

pigeon was used in the first world war for information exchange. Letters were sent to Kabutar because it was able to fly high and had the ability to return to his own dome. For this, the house of pigeon was made at the headquarters of the army. Then the pigeons were taken to various places in Europe with soldiers or with a vehicle. Then, with the necessary information, he would return to the headquarters of the army headquarters.

Dog:
The most anchored creature ever found is the dog. This creature is always ready to give life to follow the instructions of the master.

In the first world war, there was a parable of dog lord.
The dog was very skilled in giving the appearance of the enemy in the trench. Even if they were sitting on top of the trench, without knowing the presence of the nearest enemy, they would have been warned inside the trench, without being barking. The dog was appointed as guardian for the prudence of prudence, hearing and smell. In addition to finding the position of the injured soldier, ammunition identification and arsenic transport, the dog was also done.

Before sending the dog to the battlefield, he was trained in the Hampshire. In the First World War, 20,000 trained dogs were sent. Among them, 7,000 people were home-domesticated dogs. The rest were taken from the training and police forces.

Baboon:

In the First World War, Jackie, who worked as a creature in various parts of South Africa, was a South African babe. When Babu was listed for war, he was also given a dress of soldiers, hats, army badges, salary books and his own food.

Jackie could give salute on the basis of rank. If you also understand the presence of the enemies, then warn the others. He would usually tell the presence of the enemy by placing the clothes of the co-workers. Jackie worked in the field of war with the infantry in Egypt, Belgium and France.

Other animals:

All human beings will not play equal role in the battlefield, and not all animals can be used equally. In the list of other animal species used in the First World War, it is also known about fossils, black bears of the United States, elephants, camels, cats etc. The cats were used to kill rotten mice, which were used by soldiers in the trench.