He had retreated, as any frightened animal would, and had simply pulled back.

This could mean, in some cases, that the animal pulled from someone's chimney one day may return the next.

Other crawling animals, such as clams, pull themselves along through the sand with a foot.

The normally placid animal bucked and pulled at its reins.

To move earth, animals pulled a "slip scraper" (similar to a bulldozer).

The gun would go off when the animal pulled on the meat.

The decrepit animal would never pull the hill.

The meat was gone, but there were no bones about, as there would have been if a wild animal had pulled it down.

As many as four animals could pull a wagon at one time.

The animal growled and pulled harder, its eyes fixed on the old man.