01757cam a2200301 i 4500 623819850 TxAuBib 20190122120000.0 171218s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017060318 9781512498042 lb : alkaline paper 1512498041 lb : alkaline paper DLC DLC eng eng rda rda DLC rda DLC rda DLC TxAuBib DLC TxAuBib rda Goldsmith, Connie, 1945-, author. Animals Go To War : By Connie Goldsmith. Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2019] 136 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127) and index. In the twenty-first century, military marine mammals detect lost equipment and underwater mines. Large rats are trained to find land mines in more than 80 countries. Military working dogs search for explosive devices and other weapons and are trained to take down enemy combatants. In earlier centuries, military fighters rode horses into battle, relied on elephants to haul supplies, and trained pigeons to carry messages. Even cats, goats, and chickens have served in wartime--as mascots! Learn about the history of animals in warfare, the functions they serve and how they are trained, as well as the psychology that makes animals such good partners in warfare."--Publisher's description. 13-18. 1120L Lexile. 20190122. Animals War use History Juvenile literature. TXKPL