Animals & History

Domestic animals are an important of our life. They also have had an important role in our history, and some of them have become heroes or have contributed to science in many aspects. In this assignment, you will be able to understand the reasons that made the domestic animals, listed below, important.

Work
You have to choose two of the animals listed below that were important in the history of mankind. Additionally, you have to answer the following questions:


 * What kind of animal is it?.
 * Where was it famous?. Provide a Google Maps image taking a screen capture or screen shot.
 * Why is it famous or what are its contributions to humankind?.
 * Provide at least 3 pictures of the animal chosen.
 * If the animal has a statue, painting, etc to commemorate its existence provide pictures and the location of it using Google Street View or Flickr.
 * If the animal participated in a travel provide the route using Google Maps Engine.
 * Provide any further information that you might find useful.
 * Prepare a short presentation (10 minutes) using Google Slides or Power Point Online given all the information, required previously, to your classmates. In this presentation, I encourage you to include a short video where we could see the actual animals.

Famous Animals

 * Hachiko Monogatari.
 * Fala a friend of the president.
 * Chips War Dog.
 * Wojtek the Bear.
 * Sergeant Stubby.
 * Smoky War Dog.
 * Unsinkable Sam.
 * Mike The Guardian of the British Museum.
 * Faith, the Faithful Church Cat.
 * Pfc. Hammer.
 * Kanthaka Buda’s Horse.
 * Felicette, the “Astrocat”.