A baboon who excelled at sentry duty, dogs targeted by snipers and the silent, deadly killers on the Balkan Front - there was no monkeying around for the animals caught up in WWI

Christopher Hart discovers the incredible impact animals had in key moments of the first World War.

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Aug 30, 2026 - 09:36 Updated: Aug 30, 2026 - 09:39
A baboon who excelled at sentry duty, dogs targeted by snipers and the silent, deadly killers on the Balkan Front - there was no monkeying around for the animals caught up in WWI

Christopher Hart discovers the incredible impact animals had in key moments of the first World War.

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