Meet Corporal Jackie: The South African baboon who served alongside soldiers during the First World War and became a war hero | World News
The First World War saw millions of soldiers fight across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, but few service records are as remarkable as that of Jackie, a chacma baboon from South Africa. Far from being a simple regimental mascot, Jackie wore a military uniform, marched with troops, stood guard in the trenches and survived […]