Balto
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This article is about the sled dog. For the 1995 animated film and the character based on the dog, see Balto (film).
Balto (1919 – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog belonging to musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala.[1][2] He achieved fame when he led a team of sled dogs driven by Gunnar Kaasen on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which diphtheria antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, Alaska, by train and then to Nome by dog sled to combat an outbreak of the disease.[3]
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Species | Canis lupus familiaris |
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Breed | Alaskan husky |
Sex | Male |
Born | 1919 (1919) Nome, Territory of Alaska |
Died | March 14, 1933(1933-03-14) (aged 13–14) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Resting place | Cleveland Museum of Natural History |
Nation from | United States of America (Territory of Alaska) |
Occupation | Sled dog |
Known for | 1925 serum run to Nome |
Owner | Leonhard Seppala |
Appearance | Black with white "socks", "bib", and partial white markings on belly and tip of the muzzle, which advanced with age (including white markings around the eyes when he was old). Eyes were dark brown. |
Named after | Samuel Balto |
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Balto lived in ease at the Cleveland Zoo until his death on March 14, 1933, at the age of 14. Following his death, his body was mounted and displayed in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where it remains to this day.[4]