A military mascot, also known as a ceremonial pet or regimental mascot, is a pet animal maintained by a military unit as a mascot for ceremonial purposes and/or as an emblem of that unit. It differs from a military animal in that it is not employed for use directly in warfare as a weapon or for transport.
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AWM Caption: Lines of the 9th and 10th Battalions at Mena Camp, looking towards the Pyramids. The so...
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Jackie (born before 1915, died 1921) was a baboon who accompanied the South African army during the ...
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Harry Colebourne and Winnie
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Patron, dog mascot of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Chernihiv Oblast. He is two years ol...
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The mascot of the Royal 22e Régiment of the Canadian Forces, a goat named Batisse X, participates in...
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The goat mascot and Goat Major of the Royal Regiment of Wales, Cardiff, Wales.
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Sable chief, regimental mascot with his handler, Pte. Hazen Frazier circa 1917
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Carthaginian war elephants engage Roman infantry at the Battle of Zama (202 BC).
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The official mascot of the Marine Corps, English bulldog Pfc. Chesty the XIV, poses for his official photo at Headquarters Marine Corps Combat Camera in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va, May 15, 2013 130515-M-KS211-004.jpg
The official mascot of the Marine Corps, English bulldog Pfc. Chesty the XIV, poses for his official...
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Watchman taking part in the 2015 Remembrance Day ceremony in Tamworth
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West Indians in Britain during the Second World War
Flight Sergeant James Hyde, a fighter pilot serv...
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Nils Olav the Penguin inspects the King's Guard of Norway after being bestowed with a knighthood at ...