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Dogs are not pack animals in the way wolves are.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Like the Nazis in the closing stages of WWII, the Russians have found that shortages of vehicles and maintenance issues are making pack animals a practical alternative.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The few visible trails had been kept open by the passage of wild donkeys descended from colonial-era pack animals.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The long-distance trade is particularly impressive considering pre-Columbian North America’s only pack animal was the dog.
—Adam Crepelle, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Like the Nazis in the closing stages of WWII, the Russians have found that shortages of vehicles and maintenance issues are making pack animals a practical alternative.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The few visible trails had been kept open by the passage of wild donkeys descended from colonial-era pack animals.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The long-distance trade is particularly impressive considering pre-Columbian North America’s only pack animal was the dog.
—Adam Crepelle, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pack animal
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“Pack animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20animal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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