Kangaroo mistaken for giant rat among unlikely animals involved in WWI
By James Tugwell
Kangaroos, a kookaburra and even a Tasmanian devil were smuggled overseas by Aussie soldiers during World War I, not just as pets but as symbols of home.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-24/native-australian-animals-taken-overseas-by-soldiers-during-wwi/104959602
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