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Sumpter (other)
A sumpter is an older term for a pack animal. Sumpter also subsequently became a surname and place name. It may refer to: Places United states * Sumpter, Arkansas * Sumpter, Oregon * Sumpter, Texas, a ghost town * Sumpter, Wisconsin, a town * Sumpter Township, Cumberland County, Illinois * Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan People * Barry Sumpter (born 1965), American basketball player * Donald Sumpter (born 1943), British actor * Jeremy Sumpter (born 1989), American actor * John Sumpter, scientist * Justin Sumpter (born 1996), American football player * Michael Sumpter (1947–2001), American serial killer * Rachell Sumpter (born 1972), painter * Tika Sumpter (born 1980), American actor See also * Sumter (other) * Fort Sumter {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pack Animal
A pack animal, also known as a sumpter animal or beast of burden, is a working animal used to transport goods or materials by carrying them, usually on its back. Domestic animals of many species are used in this way, among them alpacas, Bactrian camels, donkeys, dromedaries, gayal, goats, horses, llamas, mules, reindeer, water buffaloes and yaks. Diversity Traditional pack animals include ungulates such as camels, the domestic yak, reindeer, goats, water buffaloes, and llama, and domesticated members of the horse family including horses, donkeys, and mules. Occasionally, dogs can be used to carry small loads. Pack animals by region * Arctic – reindeer and sled dogs * Central Africa and Southern Africa – oxen, mules, donkeys * Eurasia – donkeys, oxen, horses, mules ** Central Asia – Bactrian camels, yaks, horses, mules, donkeys ** South and Southeast Asia – water buffaloes, yaks, Asian elephants * North America – horses, mules, don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
