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The story about how an unassuming pack animal became something approaching a hoofed Tarzan started hundreds of miles away, involved a decades-old federal program and required the heartbreak of two people who had welcomed Diesel into their family.
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Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
The pack animals fiercely defend their flocks by braying, kicking wildly and charging, teeth bared, at potential predators.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
There’s something distinctly out-of-control about having an unpredictable pack animal in your home, not to mention one that tracks in all kinds of allergens and minuscule crawly things.
—Jim Cosgrove, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
Unlike dogs, house cats are not descended from pack animals, so these cats aren’t generally considered innately social.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
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Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
The pack animals fiercely defend their flocks by braying, kicking wildly and charging, teeth bared, at potential predators.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
There’s something distinctly out-of-control about having an unpredictable pack animal in your home, not to mention one that tracks in all kinds of allergens and minuscule crawly things.
—Jim Cosgrove, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
Unlike dogs, house cats are not descended from pack animals, so these cats aren’t generally considered innately social.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pack animal
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The trousers had to be tailored for that ass to fit.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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There was no actor on that set whose head was up their own ass.Stacy Lambe, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Related Articles The menu featured McCormack’s quirky illustrations of a barefoot, Wife of Bath-style character riding a donkey — and smoking a cigarette — and a menagerie of fish, fowl and other animals.Samantha Conti, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
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There, the family owns several chickens, numerous horses, multiple goats, and a donkey, according to The New York Times.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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After decades of neglect, the BLM is starting to address overpopulations of wild horses and burros on its Western rangelands.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
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Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
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Hey, Joe and fellow travelers, don’t act like your party moniker, the donkey, or more precisely, like jackasses.David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
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These women need to police their behavior around this jackass of a man so that Hannah can feel comfortable?Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Pack animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20animal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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