donkey
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It took 20 days to reach Obeid, mostly by foot but also by hitching rides on the occasional donkey cart or livestock truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
He said one woman who ran the donkey rides in Llandudno carried on into her mid-90s, but he has no intention of emulating her.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Louise Peeters was the beneficiary of those visitors for the 15 years she ran a beach donkey service.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
The old donkey had found several figs on the ground and chewed them indifferently as I petted him.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
She added that, as "intelligent, sensitive animals", any activity involving donkeys must always prioritise their welfare.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
His herd of donkeys are on the beach at Barmouth at the Easter, Whitsun and summer holidays and every weekend up to the end of September, and have been for the past 40 years.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
According to one retired operator, the heyday of the donkeys was the 1960s and '70s, before cheap foreign holidays to Mediterranean coasts slashed the numbers of summer holidaymakers to UK resorts.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Over the last week, the San Diego Humane Society has removed 446 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals, including goats, alpacas, pigs, ducks, donkeys, geese and chickens from the property in Julian.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
Several other travelers were before them on the bridge, mostly peasants driving laden donkeys and mules or carrying baskets on their heads.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
