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Donkey rides are a traditional feature of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom. Children are allowed to ride donkeys on a sandy beach for a fee in summer months while on holiday, normally led in groups at walking pace. Typically, the donkeys used to have their names on their harnesses so they could be identified by children and parents alike.
In the third world packhorses, and donkeys to an even greater extent, still haul goods to market, carry supplies for workers and do many of the other jobs that have been performed for millennia. In modern warfare, pack mules are used to bring supplies to areas where roads are poor and fuel supply is uncertain. For example they are a critical ...
The American Mammoth Jackstock is a breed of North American donkey, descended from large donkeys imported to the United States from about 1785. George Washington, with Henry Clay and others, bred for an ass that could be used to produce strong work mules. Washington was offering his jacks for stud service by 1788.
"Donkey Riding" (Roud 4540) is a traditional work song or sea shanty originally sung in Canada, Scotland and the Northeastern United States. It has also become popular as a children's song. [ 1 ] The earliest written record of the song dates to 1857. [ 2 ]
Donkey Konga [a] is a series of rhythm video games developed by Namco and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. A spin-off of the Donkey Kong series, they are played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums , but can optionally be played with the standard GameCube controllers.
Donkeys are also referred to repeatedly in the writings and imagery of the Hinduism, where the goddess Kalaratri's vahana (vehicle) is a donkey. [11] Donkeys also appear multiple times in Indian folklore as the subject of stories in both the Hitopadesha [12] and the Panchatantra. [13] In Islam, eating the meat of domestic donkeys is forbidden. [14]
A steam donkey or donkey engine is a steam-powered winch once widely used in logging, mining, maritime, and other industrial applications. Steam-powered donkeys were commonly found on large metal-hulled multi-masted cargo vessels in the later decades of the Age of Sail on through the Age of Steam , particularly heavily sailed skeleton-crewed ...
Donkey Kong and Diddy are at Funky's place, where they find a lamp. Funky tells them that the lamp can predict the future, but Donkey Kong doesn't believe it. The predictions happen that Klump and Krusha steals the lamp for K. Rool in order to know his future. Songs: Mystic Oracle Summoning Chant (with six variations and a reprisal of the first ...