pack animal

noun

: an animal used for carrying packs

Examples of pack animal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Felt was also used to make warm, weatherproof clothing and footwear, and blankets for pack animals. —

Susan Brown, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023 The resulting pack animals measured 61 inches, or 15 hands, from the ground to the withers. —

Franz Lidz Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023 The dogs surpassed all expectations, traveling faster than any pack animal could in the wintry terrain. —

David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023 Of course, regular racetrackers found nothing unusual about this happening to a pack animal. —

John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020 Being a pack animal means agreeing to a set of rules or expectations established by the pack leader, i.e. their human family. —

Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 28 Aug. 2020 The donkeys were also smaller than is expected of pack animals. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2020 Some towns have been practically cut off, forcing residents to rely on pack animals and occasional passing cars to get to the nearest city. —

Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 15 May 2020 Analysis also revealed stress on the bones that occurred when the donkeys were alive -- but not the kind of stress typically found in pack animals used for carrying heavy loads. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2020 See More

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