It’s been immortalized in books and movies for nearly a century, and Balto’s tale is indeed true. Born in 1919, he was named after Sàmi explorer Samuel J. Balto, who was part of the first team to trek ...

Almanac: Balto 01:57. New York's Central Park has a statue dedicated to him, and there's even been a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto.Now he is the focus of a DNA study, 90 years after he ...

Sled dog teams, including Balto’s, transported vials of diphtheria antitoxin in a 674-mile relay from Nenana, Alaska, braving intense winds and wind-chill temperatures of –85 degrees Fahrenheit.

In 1925, a sled dog named Balto led his plucky canine team on the last leg of a grueling 127-hour dogsled relay across Alaska to bring lifesaving medicine to the people of Nome—the famous "Serum ...

The sled dog Balto has been celebrated in books and movies for his role in delivering desperately needed diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Now, his DNA has enabled scientists to explore ...

The dog that often gets credit for eventually saving the town is Balto, but he just happened to run the last, 55-mile leg in the race. The sled dog who did the lion’s share of the work was Togo. … ...

With a resilient, 12-year-old sled dog named Togo leading the pack, Seppala confidently set out with the medication on ...

For nearly a century, Balto the sled dog has been celebrated with books, movies, and even a statue in New York’s Central Park.When a deadly infection called diphtheria swept through the isolated ...

Balto the sled dog is famous for being part of a sled team that delivered medicine from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Nome, Alaska, through harrowing blizzard conditions in 1925.

Gunnar Kaasen and his dog Balto, the heroic dog-sled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. They were part of a group of mushers and sled dogs that braved frigid conditions to bring ...