Working Animal - Other Uses

Other Uses

The defensive and offensive capabilities of animals (such as fangs and claws) can be used to protect or to attack humans.

• The guard dog barks or attacks, to warn of an intruder
• War elephants were trained for battle in ancient times and are still used for military transport today.
• Military uses of horses have changed over the millennia but still continue, including for police work.
• Dolphins carry markers to attach to mines
• On land, dogs can be trained to find landmines. Rats, which are lighter and less of a risk to set the mines off, have recently been used more frequently. Detection rats such as those trained by APOPO can also be taught to identify diseases, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.