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Fightin’ Fauna: 6 Animals of War: Media

Some battles were won with unexpected weapons.

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Pigeon
Pigeons are any of several hundred species of birds constituting the family Columbidae...
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African elephant
Two male African elephants fighting.
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Bottlenose dolphin
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is found worldwide in...
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rats
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masked chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)
The West African, or masked, chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) is a critically...
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domestic pigeon
Domestic pigeon (Columba livia).
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The boomslang (Dispholidus typus) is a venomous snake that lives in sub-Saharan Africa.
When hunting, the boomslang lies in wait in a bush or tree for chameleons and birds;...
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