Animals fact

Sled dogs carried medicine across Alaska in 1925 to stop a diphtheria outbreak.

The details

Relay teams of sled dogs covered about 1,085 kilometers to bring antitoxin to Nome. Balto, who led the final stretch, has a statue in New York’s Central Park.

Source: 1925 serum run to Nome (Wikipedia)

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