His heroic efforts have been recognised in a statue of the dog sitting in New York City's Central Park. But unlike what the 1995 cartoon film Balto suggests, it's not wolf ancestry that made him ...

Whether you've watched the beloved animated film or walked past his statue in Central Park, there's a good chance you're familiar with Balto the sled dog. Long believed to be a Siberian husky ...

In 1925, a handsome male sledge dog named Balto led a 13-dog team that braved blizzard conditions during the gruelling final 53-mile (85-km) leg of a 674-mile (1,088-km) dogsled relay, bringing ...