Given that many land animals throughout history were harnessed to pull land vehicles (horses, bulls, dogs, deer, elephants etc), I wonder whether anyone ever tried or suggested to use sea or river animals such as fish, dolphins or sea birds to pull a ship?
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related – Drux Mar 09 '15 at 05:31
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Very difficult to domesticate sea animals. I'm not aware of any examples. The only animals that I know of that pull ships are mules used to pull canal boats. – MCW Mar 09 '15 at 16:14
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Yes. You can see a dolphin being used to pull a small vessel here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJStZfJ11ZY
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3So it is possible. Was it used ever historically for travel/transportation/war? – Anixx Mar 09 '15 at 03:21
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Not that I know of. Sails are a lot cheaper to make, give faster top speeds, scale better and don't get tired. Also, they'll never decide to dive all of a sudden. – Mike L. Mar 10 '15 at 13:40