Navy Blue was a British homing pigeon who carried a critical message from a cut-off raiding party in France during the Normandy campaign, flying through rain, anti-aircraft fire, and severe injury. His successful delivery saved the trapped men, though his wing never healed straight, earning him a medal in March 1945.

Golden eagles are among the largest and most powerful raptors in the world, capable of hunting prey as large as foxes, wolves, and deer fawns. For centuries on the Eurasian steppe, they were trained by nomadic cultures for hunting and warfare support, prized for their strength, vision, and fierce loyalty to a single handler.

Cher Ami was a U.S. Army Signal Corps messenger pigeon who flew through machine-gun fire in 1918 to deliver coordinates that stopped friendly artillery and saved nearly 200 trapped soldiers. Gravely wounded and permanently grounded, she became one of the most decorated animals of World War I.