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Cops: Drunken Cowboys Arrested on Horse and Mule

By Ben MuessigJan 13th 2011 – 9:37AM

You can lead a horseback-riding cowboy to a watering hole, but you can't make him drink responsibly. Police in Austin, Texas, arrested two men on charges of drunken driving after they allegedly blocked traffic on East Sixth Street while riding a horse and a mule. Jose Rios, 33, and Samuel Olivo Jr., 48, were nabbed after...

Pentagon May Send Robotic 'Mule' to War

By Sharon WeinbergerSep 3rd 2010 – 7:00PM
Yuri Cortez, AFP / Getty Images

Yuri Cortez, AFP / Getty Images

(Sept. 3) -- In the 1980s, the CIA sent mules to Afghanistan to help ferry weapons to anti-Soviet fighters. Now, the U.S. military is looking to send robotic pack mules that can carry supplies around the battlefield and lighten the load of overburdened soldiers. Yuri Cortez, AFP / Getty Images The Pentagon thinks...

Dreadlocked Donkey Is One Rare Ass

By Ed MazzaJul 21st 2010 – 7:44AM
Gavin Rodgers, Rex Features

Gavin Rodgers, Rex Features

(July 21) -- This is not your typical hairy ass. This is Lambada, one of the incredibly rare Baudet de Poitou donkeys of Poitou-Charente, France. With 600 to 1,000 in existence, the Poitou are among the world's most endangered animals. "These donkeys are more rare than the white rhino," said Maryon Attwood, chairwoman...

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A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

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