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Meet The Creatures With The Strangest Jobs

Creatures of all shapes and sizes have played a pivotal role in humanity’s history.

Who has played a pivotal role in humanity’s history? Creatures of all shapes and sizes have played a pivotal role in humanity’s history.

Animals such as dogs and horses have transformed the way we live and work.

Who has transformed the way we live and work? Animals such as dogs and horses have transformed the way we live and work.

Partially blind Mohammed Salim Patel has a phobia of dogs.

Is he partially blind or fully blind? He is partially blind. Does he have a phobia of spiders? No, he doesn’t have a phobia of spiders. He has a phobia of dogs.

Yet he needs help to navigate his way through his daily activities.

What does he need to do? He needs to navigate his way through his daily activities.

The BBC journalist will receive assistance from an eight-month-old miniature horse called Digby.

Is Digby a BBC journalist? No, Digby isn’t a BBC journalist. Digby is an eightmonth-old miniature horse.

Digby will be serving in a role usually associated with guide-dogs.

Will Digby be serving in a role usually associated with guide-dogs? Yes, Digby will be serving in a role usually associated with guide-dogs.

It’s not the first time another species has worked to help human beings.

Is it the only time another species has worked to help human-beings? No, it’s not the only time another species has worked to help human beings.

Oysters are another creature which has been put to work helping humanity.

What is another creature which has been put to work helping humanity?

Oysters are another creature which has been put to work helping humanity.

The magical mollusk has an amazing ability to filter out water pollution.

What can it filter out? It can filter out water pollution.

On the East Coast of America, they plant many oyster beds for that very reason.

Where do they plant many oyster beds for that very reason? On the East Coast of America, they plant many oyster beds for that very reason.

And then there are the dolphins which are in the employment of the U.S. Navy.

What animal is in the employment of the U.S. Navy? Dolphins are in the employment of the U.S. Navy.

These aquatic mammals are trained to patrol the coast.

Are they trained to patrol Atlantis? No, they aren’t trained to patrol Atlantis.

They are trained to patrol the coast.

Their job is to identify, tag, and in some instances, trap enemy divers.

What do they do to enemy divers? They identify, tag, and in some instances, trap enemy divers.

These daring dolphins are also trained to sniff out explosives and mines.

What are they trained to sniff out? They are trained to sniff out explosives and mines.

Rats often get a bad rap for being disease-carrying vermin.

What do they get a bad rap for? They get a bad rap for being diseasecarrying vermin.

Yet in war zones, these remarkable rodents are sometimes used to save lives.

Where are they used to save lives? They are used to save lives in war zones.

Their keen sense of smell allows them to detect buried landmines.

Does their keen sense of smell allow them to detect the latest fashions? No, their keen sense of smell doesn’t allow them to detect the latest fashions.

Their keen sense of smell allows them to detect buried landmines.

And their small feet will not detonate the explosives.

What won’t their small feet do? Their small feet will not detonate the explosives.

In 20 minutes the rats can clear an area of 2,000 square feet.

How long does it take them to clear an area of 2,000 square feet? In 20 minutes the rats can clear an area of 2,000 square feet.

A human-being would need four days to do the same task. Hats off to the rat folks!

How long would it take a human-being to do the same task? A human-being would need four days to do the same task.

Famed for its flexibility and fleetness of foot, the ferret has not gone unnoticed by the human eye.

What animal is famed for its flexibility and fleetness of foot? The ferret is famed for its flexibility and fleetness of foot. Has this gone unnoticed by the human eye? No, this has not gone unnoticed by the human eye.

The lightning-quick creatures have been used for over 50 years to lay electrical cables and more recently, Internet cables in hard-to-reach places.

How long have they been used to lay cables? They have been used to lay cables for over 50 years.

Humans have long relied on the cooperation of other species to keep their place at the head of the table.

Who has relied on the cooperation of other species? Humans have relied on the cooperation of other species. Have they relied on the cooperation of other species to keep their place at the head of the table? Yes, they have relied on the cooperation of other species to keep their place at the head of the table.

But will our position as top dogs in the pecking order be one day threatened? Will dogs and cats one day call the shots? In some cases they already have.

Do dogs and cats call the shots? Yes, in some cases, dogs and cats do call the shots.

In 1981, Bosco Ramos defeated two humans to win the mayoral election in the town of Sunol in California.

What did Bosco win? Bosco won the mayoral election in the town of Sunol in California. When did this happen? This happened in 1981.

The dog served as mayor until his death in 1994. A statue of Bosco now stands in front of the town’s Post Office.

When did Bosco die? Bosco died in 1994. What now stands in front of the town’s Post Office? A statue of Bosco now stands in front of the town’s Post Office.

Our feline friends also refuse to be outdone.

Who refuses to be outdone? Our feline friends also refuse to be outdone.

Stubbs the cat was honorary mayor of Talkeetna in Alaska for 20 years. Rumors say he was ‘purrrfect’ for the position.

Who was honorary mayor of Talkeetna in Alaska for 20 years? Stubbs the cat was honorary mayor of Talkeetna in Alaska for 20 years. Do rumors say he was ‘purrrfect’ for the position? Yes, rumors say he was ‘purrrfect’ for the position.