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The Top 5 Animals in Outer Space
| Animal name | Animal Type | Country | Date of Space Flight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laika | Dog (female) |
USSR | Nov 3rd, 1957 |
| 2 | Laska and Benjy | Mice | United States | Dec 13th, 1958 |
| 3 | Able | Rhesus monkey (female) |
United States | May 28th, 1959 |
| 4 | Otvazhnaya | Samoyed husky (female) |
USSR | July 2, 1959 |
| 5 | Sam | Rhesus monkey (male) |
United States | Dec 4th, 1959 |
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Space & The Universe, Animals & Nature
Sources: Top 5 of Anything Research.
List Notes: Laika was a stray mongrel and was also known as Kudryavka (Little Curly in Russian). The American press nicknamed the dog Muttnik. Otvazhnaya the dog was also accompanied in space by an unnamed rabbit.
Sources: Top 5 of Anything Research.
List Notes: Laika was a stray mongrel and was also known as Kudryavka (Little Curly in Russian). The American press nicknamed the dog Muttnik. Otvazhnaya the dog was also accompanied in space by an unnamed rabbit.
