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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 17 days ago

Dog sled team on the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

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Dog sled team on the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 17 days ago
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  • Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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    16 days ago

    They don’t look like huskies. Does anyone know what breed of dog they were?

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      They look like G’Mork from the Neverending Story.

      • sik0fewl@piefed.ca
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        16 days ago

        Haha. I came here to say the same thing. Especially #3 and #5.

    • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_Dog

    • Ananääs@sopuli.xyz
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      Looks like “default” to me

  • Willy@sh.itjust.works
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    Poor pups :-(

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      Why poor pups? I used to own malamutes and huskies. They beg to go out in the snow. They love it. Also they’ve got a lot of energy to burn so pulling a sled is a good way for them to work.

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        They may be referring to the unfortunate fact that very few of them survived this particular expedition.

        Working dogs have insane energy and eagerness, though, truly man’s best friend.

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        I don’t think they enjoyed being eaten when stuff got rough…

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        As another commenter said. Many if not most dogs on early expeditions like this got slaughtered to be eaten.

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