Animal powered transport

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(Non-human) animal-powered transport is a broad category of the human use of non-human working animals (also known as "beasts of burden") for the movement of people and goods. Humans may ride some of the larger of these animals directly, use them as pack animals for carrying goods, or harness them, singly or in teams, to pull (or haul) sleds or wheeled vehicles.

Contents 1 Animals domesticated for transport 1.1 In the air 1.2 On land 1.3 On water 2 Animal powered vehicles 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Animals domesticated for transport

[edit] In the air

• pigeon

[edit] On land

• buffalo (as distinct from bison)
• camel
• dog
  • sled dog
  • dogcart dog
• donkey
• elephant
• horse
  • pack horse
  • draught horse
  • hack
• llama
• mule
• ox
  • bullock
• reindeer
• water buffalo
• yak

[edit] On water

• Not common outside mythology, but note the use of dolphins to carry markers to attach to detected mines.

[edit] Animal powered vehicles

• barge
• brancard
• carriage
• cart
• charabanc
• chariot (often used in combat)
• coach
• dogcart
• dray
• gig
• litter (vehicle) (often carried by humans)
• pantechnicon
• sled
• sleigh
• stagecoach
• sulky
• tangah
• tram
• trap
• travois
• wagon
• wain

[edit] See also

This article is part of the Transport series

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Animal-powered Aviation Human-powered Ship Rail Road

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• harness
• human-powered transport
• saddle
• howdah
• yoke

[edit] References

• [1] Animal Traction Development
• [2] Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa