• Historic Shot of Canal Boat on the Canal

    Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

    National Historical Park DC,MD,WV

Common Birds of the C and O Canal

Did You Know?

Photo C&O Canal mules in 2004.

A mule is a hybrid animal, a mix of a female horse (a mare) and a male donkey (a jack).  Remember, "M" for mom, "M" for mare and "D" for dad, "D" for donkey. Switching the parents will produce a hinny.  The mule is the superior work animal, preferred by canal boat captains on the C&O Canal.