New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- India's Him Yodha contingent, featuring Bactrian camels, Zanskar ponies, Black Kites, Glacier ATVs and Indian breed dogs, rolled down Kartavya Path on Monday during the Republic Day Parade.

The animal and support units play a vital role in sustaining soldiers deployed in some of the world's harshest terrains, particularly in the Himalayas and the Siachen Glacier and also along the Indo-Pakistan Line of Control and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as well

"Supporting our YODHAS in the Himalayas and Siachen are our animals, who serve as much as our soldiers," according to the official description. The Him Yodha contingent included Bactrian camels, Zanskari ponies, Black Kites and other indigenous animals, led by Capt...