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The True Story Of Balto, The Husky That Helped Save An Entire Alaskan Town From Certain Death - MSN
As Kaasen rested, he praised Balto, “Damn fine dog.” While Balto and Kaasen only journeyed throughout the final stretch, the ...
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Mammal genome project cracks mysteries of evolution — and Balto the dog - The Washington Post
Balto’s starch-digesting ability fell in between the two groups. The new paper helps separate sled dog myth from reality. Born in Nome in 1919, Balto was considered by his owner, Leonhard ...
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Scientists sequenced the genome of Balto, famous sled dog of 1925 “Serum Run”
In 1925, a sled dog named Balto led his plucky canine team on the last leg of a grueling 127-hour dogsled relay across Alaska to bring lifesaving medicine to the people of Nome—the famous "Serum ...
Smithsonian Magazine5mon
This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked - Smithsonian Magazine
The dog that often gets credit for eventually saving the town is Balto, but he just happened to run the last, 55-mile leg in the race. The sled dog who did the lion’s share of the work was Togo. … ...
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Elizabeth Holmes NYT profile: I literally cannot believe the story about her dog, Balto. - Slate Magazine
Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, leave a hearing at the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17 in San José, California, alongside an image of a statue of Balto.
Alaska Dispatch News5mon
On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its 2 most famous dogs, Balto and Togo - Anchorage Daily News
As of Feb. 2, it has been 100 years since Gunnar Kaasen drove a dog team into Nome with the medicine that saved lives and staved off a potential diphtheria epidemic. Famously, Balto was in the ...