Editing Siberian Husky (section)

==In culture==
[[File:Balto.jpg|thumb|''[[Statue of Balto|Balto]]'' in New York City's [[Central Park]] (by [[Frederick Roth]])]]
*A bronze [[statue of Balto]] that has been displayed in [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]] since 1925 is one of the park's enduringly popular features.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/75|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation|title=Central Park – Balto|access-date=2014-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralpark.com/things-to-do/attractions/balto/|title = Balto|website=Centralpark.com|date = 7 August 2017}}</ref>
*''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]'', which features [[Werewolf|werewolves]] and the television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' spurred a huge uptick in demand for Siberian Huskies as pets, followed by a steep increase of their numbers at public shelters. Even though the animal actors were ''not'' Siberian Huskies, people were acquiring Siberian Huskies because they looked similar to the fictional direwolf characters depicted in the show.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/game-of-thrones-dire-wolf-fans-buying-huskies |title=In Game of Thrones fans' pursuit of real-life dire wolves, huskies may pay the price |date=May 6, 2019 |website=National Geographic}}</ref> Two of the show's stars pleaded with the public to stop acquiring the dogs without first researching the breed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peta.org/features/video-jerome-flynn-game-of-thrones-dont-buy-huskies/ |title='Game of Thrones' Star Jerome Flynn Speaks Up for Huskies |website=PETA|date=11 April 2019 }}</ref>
*The phrase ''three dog night'', meaning it is so cold you would need three dogs in bed with you to keep warm, originated with the [[Chukchi people]] of [[Siberia]], who kept the Siberian husky landrace dog that became the modern purebred breed called the Siberian Husky.<ref>{{Cite book|first=William James |last=Burroughs|title=Climate Change in Prehistory: The End of the Reign of Chaos.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2005|isbn=0-521-82409-5|location=New York|pages=129}}</ref>
*The [[World War II]] Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 was called "[[Operation Husky]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Operation husky: Sicily – 9/10 July 1943|url=http://www.combinedops.com/husky.htm|access-date=29 July 2014|website=Combined Operations Command}}</ref>
*Several purebred Siberian Huskies portrayed [[Due South#Diefenbaker|Diefenbaker]], the "half-wolf" companion to RCMP Constable [[Benton Fraser]], in the CBS/Alliance Atlantis TV series ''[[Due South]]''.<ref name="Beck2002">{{cite book|author=Ken Beck|title=The Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKS1-aBvXawC&pg=PT44|date=1 April 2002|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc|isbn=978-1-4185-5737-9|pages=44–46}}</ref>
*Siberian Huskies are the mascots of the athletic teams of several schools and colleges, including [[St. Cloud State University]] ([[St. Cloud State Huskies]], Blizzard), [[Northern Illinois University]] ([[Northern Illinois Huskies]], Victor),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myniu.com/blog/mission-list/about-mission/|title=About Mission|publisher=Northern Illinois University Alumni Association|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> the [[University of Connecticut]] ([[Connecticut Huskies]], [[Jonathan the Husky|Jonathan]]), [[Northeastern University]] ([[Northeastern Huskies]], [[Paws (Northeastern)|Paws]]), the [[Michigan Technological University]] ([[Michigan Tech Huskies]], [[Blizzard T. Husky|Blizzard]]), [[University of Washington]] ([[Washington Huskies]], [[Harry the Husky|Harry]]), [[Houston Baptist University]] ([[Houston Baptist Huskies]], Kiza the Husky), and [[Saint Mary's University (Halifax)|Saint Mary's University]] ([[Saint Mary's Huskies]]) and [[George Brown College]] (Toronto, Ontario).