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	Topics Animal powered transport Topic Home (Non-human) animal-powered transportTransport Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.... is a broad category of the humanHuman Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species *Homo sapiens* under the fami... use of non-human working animalWorking animal A working animal is a semi-domesticated animal that is kept by humans and often trained to perform various tasks, regardless... s (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 teamTeam A team comprises any group of people or animals linked in a common purpose.... s, to pull (or haul) sledSled A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling.... s or wheeled vehicleVehicle This article is about the means of transport.... s. Animals domesticated for transport In the air pigeon On land buffalo (as distinct from bisonBison Overview Bison is a taxonomic genus containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae.... ) camelCamel Camel refers to either of the two species of Camelid.... dogDog The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora.... sled dogSled dog Summary Sled dogs, known also as sleigh dogs, sledge dogs or sleddogs are dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less ... dogcartDogcart A dogcart is:normally, a cart:* usually an open, often horse-drawn cart designed to carry hunting dogs in a cage between... dog donkeyDonkey The donkey or ass, Equus asinus, is a domesticated animal of the horse family, Equidae. ... elephantElephant Elephantidae is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia.... equine pack horsePackhorse A packhorse or pack horse refers generally to an equid such as a horse, mule, donkey or pony used for carrying goods... draught horse riding horseRiding Horse The Riding Horse is a type of show horse in the UK.... driving horse muleMule In its common modern meaning, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.... llamaLlama The llama is a large camelid that originated in North America and then later on moved on to South America.... oxOx Oxen are cattle trained as draft animals.... bullockBullock Bullock, with primary meaning of an ox as castrated male cattle, is a surname.... reindeerReindeer The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer. ... water buffalo yakYak The yak is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south central Asia, as... On water Not common outside mythology, but note the use of dolphinDolphin Dolphins are highly intelligent aquatic mammals closely related to whales and porpoises.... s to carry markers to attach to detected minesNaval mine Overview A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy ships or submarines.... . Animal powered vehicles bargeBarge A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods.... brancard carriageCarriage The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs or leather st... cartCart A cart is a vehicle or device using two wheels and normally one horse, for transport.... charabancCharabanc A charabanc is a kind of open-topped bus common in Britain during the early part of the 20th century.... chariotChariot A chariot is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle.... (often used in combat) coachFacts About Coach (carriage) A coach was originally a large, usually closed, four-wheeled carriage with two or more horses harnessed as a team, drive... dogcartDogcart Overview A dogcart is:normally, a cart:* usually an open, often horse-drawn cart designed to carry hunting dogs in a cage between... dray gigGig (carriage) A Gig is a 2-wheeled sprung cart to be pulled by a horse.... horse-drawn boatHorse-drawn boat Summary A horse-drawn boat or tow-boat is a historic boat operating on a canal, pulled by a horse walking on a special road al... horsecarHorsecar A horsecar was an animal-powered streetcar.... litter (vehicle)Litter (vehicle) The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles for transport of persons.... (often carried by humans) pantechnicon vanPantechnicon van A Pantechnicon van, nowadays usually shortened to Pantechnicon, was originally a van drawn by horses and used by 'The ... sledSled A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling.... stagecoachStagecoach A stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled enclosed passenger and/or mail coach, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, widel... sulkySulky A sulky is a lightweight cart, usually two-wheeled and single seated, pulled by horses or by dogs.... tangahTangah A Tangah is a horse drawn vehicle used as a means of local transportation in the small towns of Pakistan and India.... travoisTravois A travois is a frame used by prehistoric humans, notably the Plains Indians of North America, to drag loads over land.... wagonWagon A wagon or dray is a wheeled vehicle, ordinarily with four wheels, usually pulled by an animal, or animals, such as ho... wainWain A wain is a type of horse-drawn, load-carrying vehicle, used for agricultural purposes rather than transporting people, for ... See also harnessHarness The term "harness" has been used for many centuries for part of the collection of equipment known as horse tack, essential i... howdahFacts About Howdah A Howdah or Houdah is an ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, u... Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race human-powered transportHuman-powered transport Human-powered transport is transport of person and/or goods powered by human muscle.... Zero-emissions vehicleZero-emissions vehicle A zero-emissions vehicle, or ZEV will produce no emissions or pollution from the vehicle when stationary or operat... saddleHorse tack Tack is a term used to describe any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as do... yokeYoke A bow yoke is a shaped wooden crosspiece bound to the necks of a pair of oxen, occasionally horses....