Bothie Conquered Both Poles

Bothie, the dog owned by British explorers Ranulph and Ginnie Fiennes, became the only dog known to visit both the North Pole and the South Pole. He made the journeys during the Transglobe Expedition, which ran from 1979 to 1982. Since dogs are now banned from Antarctica, Bothie's polar double will likely never be repeated.

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