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In 1925, 20 teams of sled dogs braved the harsh Alaskan winter to carry a package of diphtheria antitoxin over 1000 km to save a small town from a deadly outbreak!
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@EtheonSnow 6 лет назад

.... why did this make me cry? I'm just so proud of those dogs and people i guess.

@dantebillups616 3 года назад

softie

@maadhav_ 4 года назад

I just saw Togo. And wow what a dog !. He deserves his own statue just like balto. He was also much older at the time

@Phoenix-mh5eo 9 месяцев назад

I just saw that Togo has a statue now too ❤ it's in Maine.

@AKknapper 6 лет назад

As an Alaskan resident, I feel like this video does a fair representation of the facts. Some people are going to comment about "making" these dogs run, or other claims of animal cruelty. While that happens, it is extremely rare, and mushers found guilty of an offense are pretty much ostracized from the sport. These dogs LOVE to run. They are selected from litters at about 6 weeks old when mushers see the dog has what it takes. If a musher doesn't pace their dogs, they will run themselves to death. Thank you for the quality video!

@klakkat 5 лет назад

I can attest to this at least a bit; my brother's dog is a Husky/Golden Lab mix. She isn't stocky enough to be an actual sled dog, but she's very hard to walk on a leash because she just loves to pull as hard as she can; she is a sweet dog that will stay next to you for the most part, but to her anything resembling a harness means pull! She also loves the cold and the snow, and will gleefully dive into snow banks for hours on end. I actually got to visit her in Nome and she seems to love it there, though it very rarely reaches the -40 Balto had to deal with, Nome is usually in the 0-15 f range in the winter; it's the interior that gets really cold.

@RupaniJuvell 4 года назад

I've never met a sled dog, but I've met many working dogs. It's ALWAYS their choice - more than that, it's their passion. They live for it. When my dad took his two on week-long hikes, they had their own backpacks and carried their own supplies just like everyone else. ♡

@morganduda3274 5 лет назад

“Thank you, Balto. I would’ve been lost without you.” The most moving phrase I had ever heard in a kids movie growing up.

@glenverlibradores4716 3 года назад

give TOGO a credit that dog was traveled much longer distance than Balto

@twelge15 6 лет назад

Now that's a cool bit of Alaska history.

@ganaraminukshuk0 6 лет назад

twelge15 presymably that pun was accidental.

@butterflyzero0 6 лет назад

Such good boys!!!

@MouradMokrane 6 лет назад

Snoop Doggy Dog!

@tarakanalad4 5 лет назад

many wouldn't notice but TOGO and his pack deserve some acknowledgement for the longest travelled on this mercy run.

@poisonpotato1 4 года назад

Like more than 200 miles

@HYOOGEE 4 года назад

264 miles to be exact

@syeina 6 лет назад

This makes me want to rewatch Balto

@megamcee 6 лет назад

ikr?!!?

@guyclykos 6 лет назад

Balto best doggo

@ganaraminukshuk0 6 лет назад

I watched Balto during a time of my life where I couldn't parse what was happening (somewhere in between not having a theory of mind and and not being able to understands people's motives or, well, words longer than seven letters). I'm definitely missing something, aren't I?

@shrimpbisque 6 лет назад

Fun fact: Muk and Luk (the doofy polar bears) are voiced by Phil Collins.

@Wendifur 6 лет назад

same

@vanessasalamon8750 6 лет назад

There's a movie/animated movie based on this story called Balto. I fell in love with it when I was young. The sequels aren't so good though.

@Fresh_Biscuits 6 лет назад

Vanessa Šalamon also several books

@deathball2331 6 лет назад

Vanessa Šalamon everyone knows

@EnchantedCutieAJ 6 лет назад

yeah the sequels were trash

@seaborgium919 6 лет назад

The sequels are good if you don't think about them too much.

@kylewallace9341 6 лет назад

Love that movie was an awesome movie

@RohitPant04 3 года назад

Balto & even Togo who had a tougher terrain to cross alongside all the other dogs & their riders are well remembered today. We are forever indebt of their service!

@steed3902 Год назад

they were the epitome of a working dog! incredible dogs!

@shellyherren4080 2 года назад

Togo was a hero dog and he did it at age 12 an amazing dog that didn't get the credit he deserves.

@katylyn1644 6 лет назад

I‘m gonna hug my siberian husky lady Siku for being so great!

@RupaniJuvell 4 года назад

Just watched this during the COVID19 Quarantine - early May. It really hit home. I wish more people were staying home, more people trusted the science, and maybe we'd all be handling it better if we had more animal companions around. 🐕❤

@maddie9602 6 лет назад

I've gotta say, Balto is a serious contender for the All-Time Good Boy award.

@ii5801 6 лет назад

I don't know why everybody complains about Alaska being cold. I lived in Alaska for a few years and it was realy warm, sometimes hot. Actually, when I think about it, for some reason it's always hot everywhere I go.

@Duke00x 6 лет назад

Hank is on fiiiire.

@MariaMartinez-researcher 3 года назад

Climate change?

@seaborgium919 6 лет назад

Balto was my favorite movie. My parents hated it. When I was young, back when this thing called "blockbuster" existed, when you go to a brick-and-morter store and rented these things called VHS (okay no more of that joke it's annoying) Yeah when I was young I literally rented it every single time I was allowed to rent a movie.

@boneslappingnoises7492 6 лет назад

Quinn Grey I owned the VHS, so when I got home I would watch it 2-4 times before I watched cats don't dance 2-4 times. It's great that I can relate to other people a little bit.

@khs1314 6 лет назад

Parzival blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010.... Youre in luck because Alaska has the biggest cluster of Blockbuster locations that remain open.

@FunnyFany 6 лет назад

Are VHS renting businesses that old and outdated that people have to explain how they worked? Wow. I'm 24 and recall renting movies about 10 years ago. Then again, I'm Brazilian, we're always behind on these things.

@katherinerichardson2273 6 лет назад

Quinn Grey I never did go to the store we just bought every Disney take made

@Alr1ghtyThen 6 лет назад

Why didnt they just buy you the movie? They might have saved so much money lol

@teedjay91 6 лет назад

A dog cannot make this jurney alone... But maybe.. A wolf can!

@jarehelt 6 лет назад

Teedjay Gendron Goosebumps!

@alexpaille5940 6 лет назад

TheFreePantheist more like peoplebumps

@jarehelt 6 лет назад

Alex Paille 😂😂

@wiragaadi6660 6 лет назад

Wow, you have a good memory

@Alr1ghtyThen 6 лет назад

Wiraga Adi who says he didn't watch that movie a couple days ago?? 🤣

@requiembeeblebroxx 6 лет назад

Even though I was already familiar with the story, this retelling gave me chills. Humans (and dogs!) can do some really amazing things.

@TBIhope 5 лет назад

I've seen Balto, so... I kinda knew this. Man, I love that movie. But this was still good to watch to learn about diphtheria and historical accuracy of the movie!

@spidermanandsnape 6 лет назад

I know this from the highly underrated movie Balto! It's such a beautiful and very nostalgic movie for me, and I still cry when I watch it today.

@Temeraire519 6 лет назад

Balto is literally my favourite childhood movie!

@theramdomchannel8329 6 лет назад

thank you so much for telling this story!! Most videos talk abot what dog got the most credit, but here you put lots of juicey facts... lov ya!

@teknoghost5654 6 лет назад

Grandma Rosy: Thank you, Balto. I would have been lost without you. -Balto 1995

@RupaniJuvell 4 года назад

😭❤❤❤

@UltraMarioBros 5 лет назад

I read a ballo book saving kids from diphtheria in Grade 3, the location was in Nome, Alaska and we did some writing, working on it.

@stevenzinn9684 6 лет назад

As a resident of the Alaskan capitol, this video gives me new pride living here. Thank you for this episode!

@musclehank6067 6 лет назад

I took up occupation of being a sled dog for some good cardio workouts one year...

@SpacePlague 6 лет назад

Muscle Hank Oh Muscle Hank 😂

@apac13 6 лет назад

Hello

@iKillborn2kilNOE 6 лет назад

Ahaha WTF

@spectrespooks 6 лет назад

I waited the whole episode to hear the name Balto, when I did I punched the air, thank you for making me cry.

@MetalWingedWolf 6 лет назад

Balto was one of my favorite movies growing up.

@HannahHinze 6 лет назад

I hope those pups who passed away during their heroic acts are getting endless belly rubs and treats up on that Rainbow Bridge. 😢🐶

@ptrckcjmdn 4 года назад

I came here after seeing the Togo trailer

@MarDamas 6 лет назад

Thank you Balto, They would have been lost without you.

@lewismassie 6 лет назад

Just thankful that the town doctor was a smart guy, setting up quarantine as soon as he figured it out

@AceChampElite 6 лет назад

Balto was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid

@TransgressiveInkgirl 6 лет назад

I loved watching the animated movie Balto growing up. It's super neat to hear the story as an adult

@HappyHusbandnWife 6 лет назад

Running in winter ... that is a feast of STRONG MIND

@DANIEL-ls5ku 4 года назад

TOGO at 12 years of age did the longest traveller through the treacherous Frozen Norton Sound almost 4x longer than what Balto had travelled.

@celtgunn9775 6 лет назад

Michael, Hank, could you guys do a show about fusions? Disc fusions. I had back surgery to fuse the last 3 discs in my back. Curious about it all. I have Titanium plates and screws holding everything together.

@aSavvyWriter 6 лет назад

Balto was one of my favourite movies as a kid, I knew as soon as I saw this video title it would be related. :D

@anthonymarquez6493 6 лет назад

I grew up with the movie of Bolto; one of my favorites.

@Mykasan 6 лет назад

I loved balto movie as a child. My dad used to tell me about mushers and that story. i miss him.

@somefuckstolemynick 6 лет назад

Balto was stuffed. You can still see him if you go to Cleveland.

@CarbonatedBorger 6 лет назад

Fredrik Wahlgren Togo was too, he lives at Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla. He also spent a summer at the local girl scout camp, that's where I got to see him as a kid.

@TylerSnell21 6 лет назад

It's true. I saw him two weeks ago at the natural history museum there.

@mocha9072 6 лет назад

Fredrik Wahlgren which is stupid he should be back here in an Alaskan museum.

@katherinerichardson2273 6 лет назад

Fredrik Wahlgren the real story is sad too

@somefuckstolemynick 6 лет назад

PokéCenter, yeah. Spending eternity in Cleveland is not a fate I'd wish upon my worst enemy.

@aihkilabalan8922 4 года назад

BALTO: Im the best sled dog TOGO: Hold my serum

@generalphoenix4052 4 года назад

I love that he is talking about balto cause this is the history of it and i live the three films and upcoming 4th balto is my favorite heroine/historical figure cause he was so determine brave smart and loyal

@wonderfulfable 6 лет назад

This SciShow vid is a riveting watch from start to finish, I could feel the danger of the outbreak and the mounting pressure for the dog sled team to deliver the antitoxin in time. And yes Balto! :D

@ganaraminukshuk0 6 лет назад

I'm guessing by the end of the day, the comments section will be overrun with Balto comments; that is, unless the extra Hanks take over first.

@theinquisitor18 6 лет назад

Those dogs are heros!!!

@ECxPassion 6 лет назад

I just watch Balto!!! (on Netflix now btw)

@RobertLeBlancPhoto 6 лет назад

Thank you , Balto!

@RedDeadSakharine 6 лет назад

I watched a very in depth documentary/recreation of this once and it still touches me, how these guys and their dogs went above and beyond, to save that town.

@SpamBAT 6 лет назад

I could listen to Michael Aranda for hours. lol.

@Master_Therion 6 лет назад

My pet dog doesn't have the right physique to be a sled dog. He's a little husky.

@aceholeas 6 лет назад

Master Therion nice one dad

@ganaraminukshuk0 6 лет назад

Then wait for him to become a big husky.

@Ferroes 6 лет назад

Give him audio instructions and put the antidote on the sled

@iKillborn2kilNOE 6 лет назад

Haha oh man that so good

@bobhope4288 6 лет назад

I thought he was a little Shih tzu. At least that's what I thought of his personality.

@ronmorey635 6 лет назад

Thx, I"m Alaskan but never heard the entire story. Once a year while I was growing up the public broadcast channel in Alaska would cover the race but since it was the late 80's most of the time it was just a camera mounted on a tree pointed at a portion of the trail so about every day or two a sled would appear on the camera, get bigger than pass it. Took around 2 minutes for the 24 to 48 hour wait.

@amarfak90 6 лет назад

Just beautiful..

@RandiPoitras 6 лет назад

I watched balto when i was a kid and to this day i will burst into smiling tears at the mere mention of this (his)story

@joakhyn 6 лет назад

It literally move me... Thx for teaching me this

@kelseybrown2940 6 лет назад

I love Scishow. I litteraly can't wait for new videos.

@MissusO 6 лет назад

This is one of the most bad ass bits of history. So inspirational!

@kindlin 6 лет назад

I swear I saw a movie about this when I was young (20+ish years ago). It was all about a dog sled team needing to get a package of medicine to a town. I haven't remembered that movie for a long time, lol.

@jennifercampbell2512 6 лет назад

I love scishow with history!

@sheikhyw 4 года назад

Who's here after watching Togo

@HYOOGEE 4 года назад

Me lol

@abdulmalik053 4 года назад

I'm going to... 😊

@Saurygiel 6 лет назад

Read the title, instantly thought of Balto. Looked at comments and watched the video, and I was right! Great movie from my childhood.

@akpsyche1299 6 лет назад

I remember learning about this in elementary school as a kid, but it's nice to hear some of the science behind the Diphtheria outbreak. It's also quite fitting that this was uploaded around the time of the Fur Rendezvous.

@AKknapper 6 лет назад

Alaskan Psyche this weekend is also the Iditarod start too. Probably more related to the release timing.

@Wendifur 6 лет назад

I actually knew all this, I watched the movie Balto. Great movie.

@malachymoran7884 6 лет назад

Just went to the Ceremonial start yesterday! Last Great Race! Had a great time

@jarynn8156 6 лет назад

Sir, you forgot to mention Balto's sidekick, the goose Boris, and Steele and everything! Come on now! You need to watch the 1995 animated documentary!

@jarynn8156 3 года назад

@@takonadareishvili1743 I figured referring to a 90s cartoon as an animated documentary would have laid on the sarcasm thick enough. Well aware of Togo.

@chemp231 6 лет назад

nine beings were lost durring the outbreak. four of them were four legged heros who gave it their all trying to save the other five and countless more.

@annefoley6950 3 года назад

One of my favorite Diptheria stories comes from Anne of Green Gables. Apparently, diptheria and another illness in infants were called "croup" and "false croup" One of the treatments for Diptheria croup was ipecac. Normally, you'd never give an emetic for croup, so this bit of the story doesn't make sense at first. When we eradicated Diptheria with vaccines, we forgot this knowledge.

@coryhobbs5386 2 года назад

Also the story of the velvet rabbit

@JBagwis 6 лет назад

Wow. Just wow.

@soulhunter0 6 лет назад

"Thank you, Balto. I would be lost with out you."

@RoyalJester17 6 лет назад

ha! I used to watch the animated movie about Balto. it's a weird cartoon, but I used to love it when I was a kid

@Pai3000 6 лет назад

Beautiful story...

@theenigma6160 6 лет назад

I kiiiiinda wanna cry.

@spindash64 6 лет назад

A moment of silence for these goodest of boys

@noodscs 6 лет назад

this man doesn't blink

@JesReally 6 лет назад

As soon as he started the story I was like “is this Balto’s story?” Lol yup :) ^^ brave puppies

@CherryStudios2 6 лет назад

Awesome!! I read about this years ago and it's such an amazing story :D

@NeenerT56 6 лет назад

this is the best ive ever seen!!!!!

@gordonlawrence4749 6 лет назад

Time to watch the film "balto" again I think.

@TheDevilDarling 6 лет назад

I used to love the film Balto 😍 i had to record it on a blank video because i couldnt find the video in stores or blockbuster.

@aceholeas 6 лет назад

So weird just yesterday we were cleaning and I found a balto vhs tape, now this. I have to watch Balto now.

@kcallamajaji 6 лет назад

Balto! What a good doggie! :D

@YourFriendKitkatb12 6 лет назад

I love you Michael☺️💙

@Piemasteratron 6 лет назад

That's amazing and moving too

@craigme2583 6 лет назад

Great to include history if scientific outcomes. Thanks for this!

@Charliepinman 6 лет назад

thats a incredible story

@ngflycloud 6 лет назад

I was at the museum, museum itself was a bit underwhelming but the dog ride was fun

@UrvineSpiegel 6 лет назад

And now I have to go watch Balto again.

@Drgn8DDragonsDungeon 6 лет назад

And now I have to rewatch Balto. Thanks, scishow. :|

@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal 6 лет назад

this was very interesting, great channel

@Lizuma 6 лет назад

I remember watching that movie and then getting very sad when I learned Balto was dead and I couldnt see him! But I loved the movie, it was amazing even though they didnt include the other sled dog teams

@Raggedstar 6 лет назад

Well, you can SEE him. Pretty sure he was stuffed and put into a museum in Cleveland (the city where Balto and his surviving team members spent their final years).

@Lizuma 6 лет назад

I know I know but I wanted to see Balto alive and was very sad to learn he was already dead...I might want to see him on display one day still

@a_blind_sniper 6 лет назад

Psycho in my mind, lunatic, hysteria. Wake up in the morning and I got diptheria ...Hannibal?

@FelipeKana1 6 лет назад

Owwwnnn they have a hero dog statue!!!! That made me a bit emmotional

@kassiman5307 6 лет назад

NICE DOG HISTORY .... COOL VIDEO ......!!!

@gino9094 3 года назад

It's kind of emotional to think how those dogs mushed. They must have somehow felt the urgency from their humans.

@KotaroKoala 6 лет назад

I haven’t watched the video yet but I’m guessing it’s about the event that the movie Balto was based on. Edit: I was right.

@bensemusx 6 лет назад

@ketsuekikumori9145 6 лет назад

No, in fact, some people hate that movie because it put all the glory and fame of saving the town on one dog when the majority of the work was done by several sled teams, including Balto's

@PTNLemay 6 лет назад

Yeah, every 90s kid should be quite familiar with this story.

@beirirangu 6 лет назад

Technically, though there is plenty of controversy with the movie, since it solely focuses on the final sled team and honestly ignored all the other teams that made the majority of the actual trip