Little Americans
One night in January 1934, with the thermometer reading -20˚F, Taku gave birth to seven pups. They became the joy of Little America, Admiral Richard E Byrd’s base for his second expedition. As a pack, they travelled the snow tunnels of Dog Town, their underground kennel.
One night Cleo and Ten-Ten, along with their five siblings, mobbed the unsuspecting cook who had ventured into their area with a sandwich in his pocket. He tripped and dropped his flashlight. When he looked up, he saw several pairs of wild, beady eyes staring at him. When they came closer, he was convinced that he was about to be attacked by a pack of wolves, not a pack of puppies.