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Read: Russia’s Newly Acquired Battle Dolphins Are Like Drones That Swim
The Soviet Union isn’t new to the military animal game. They’ve tried out exploding attack dogs, cavalry moose (ultimately a failure, sadly), and homicidal beluga whales. Russia even trained some Imperial Navy seals to dance around clad in military gear with fake guns and knives for the 2015 Victory Day parade.
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Now, according to NBC, the Russian military has added a few new members to its militarized animal kingdom after government documents show the Military of Defense forked over $26,000 to buy five physically-fit, teenage dolphins from Moscow’s Utrish Dolphinarium.
The Ministry of Defense was very strict that the five young dolphins must come “with all teeth intact … [and] no mucus from the blowhole.”
Russia is staying mysteriously tight-lipped about what the dolphins are going to be used for, but if they turned them into swimming battle drones it wouldn’t be the first time. Whatever the dolphin teens do, they’ll be doing it snot-free and with a mouth full of chompers, so watch out.
