The History of Traditional Organized Crime in America

The History of Traditional Organized Crime in America

Corporal Jackie The baboon

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Mar 22, 2026
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Corporal Jackie The baboon

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British South African farmer Albert Marr owned a pet baboon named Jackie. When Marr was called up for service in 1915 for the World War One, he took the Jackie along. In no …

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