The CIA's Trained Animal Spies

CIA's most highly trained spies have reportedly been animals like cats, birds or dolphins.

The Central Intelligence Agency of the United States, or the CIA, plays an integral role in collecting foreign intelligence.

But their most highly trained spies have reportedly been animals like cats, birds or dolphins.

According to a former trainer, a variety of animals were conditioned and taught certain behavior to be used as spies for the CIA.

Working under the guise of the Animal Behavior Enterprises in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Bob Bailey reportedly trained animals to act as surveillance tools for government agencies .

Ravens have been trained to land in a specific window, open desk drawers, and carry large packages or files.

One infamous operation, known as acoustic kitty, utilized a cat to spy on an Asian diplomatic target that would have cats moving in and out of the room during meetings.

The cat was trained to listen to a certain voice and was then used as a transmission device to listen to the target's meetings.

The cat could be controlled by ultrasonic sound to make it move in a certain direction.

Even insects were considered by the US military to be used as spies.