A mule is the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. Mule, Mules, MULE or The Mule can also refer to:

Animals

Mule (sheep) In sheep farming, the term mule is used to refer to a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a purebred hill (or mountain) ewe (usually a Swaledale sheep) . The production of such mule ewes is a widely used breeding management system which ...

, in British sheep farming, a cross between a meat ram and a hardy mountain ewe *

Mule deer The mule deer (''Odocoileus hemionus'') is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Two subspecies of mule deer are grouped into the black-tailed deer. Unlike the related whi ...

(''Odocoileus hemionus''), a North American species of deer (not a hybrid) with large mule-like ears * Mules, hybrid British finches, such as of a goldfinch and a canary

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Mule (''Foundation''), a character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series

Films

* ''

Francis the Talking Mule Francis the Talking Mule was a mule character who gained popularity during the 1950s as the star of seven popular Universal-International film comedies. The character originated in the 1946 novel ''Francis'' by former U.S. Army Captain David S ...

'' a 1954 film, launching a series of seven films featuring the character. * ''The Mule'', also known as ''

Border Run ''Border Run'' (earlier title ''The Mule'') is a 2012 American mystery thriller film produced by Lucas Jarach and directed by Gabriela Tagliavini. The film is based on true events and was released on DVD in February 2013. Sharon Stone stars as a ...

'', a 2012 film starring Sharon Stone * ''The Mule'' (2014 film), a 2014 Australian film starring Hugo Weaving, Angus Sampson, and John Noble * ''The Mule'' (2018 film), a 2018 American film starring and directed by Clint Eastwood

Music

* ''Mule'' (album), a 1990 album by Alice Donut *

Mule (band) Mule was an American punk blues band from Michigan, active in the early 1990s. Formed from the ashes of Wig and Laughing Hyenas, their music incorporated elements of hardcore punk, blues-rock, and country music. History Mule formed in Ann Arb ...

, an American punk blues band fronted by P. Long * "Mule", a song by

Agoraphobic Nosebleed Agoraphobic Nosebleed (abbreviated as ANb) is an American grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often over the years, with guitarist and drum programmer Scott Hull being the only cont ...

from the 7" single ''Agoraphobic Nosebleed'' * "Mule", a song by Gov't Mule from the album ''

Gov't Mule Gov't Mule (pronounced "Government Mule") is an American Southern rock jam band, formed in 1994 as a side project of the Allman Brothers Band by guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody. Fans often refer to Gov't Mule simply as ''Mule'' ...

'' * "The Mule" (song), a song by Deep Purple from the album ''Fireball'' * "The Mule", a song by The Magic Numbers from the album ''

The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band consisting of two brother-and-sister pairs, from Hanwell in west London. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their debut album titled '' The Magic Numbers'' on 13 June 2005. Their follow-up al ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Mule'' (newspaper), a non-profit, Manchester-based independent media project * ''

M.U.L.E. ''M.U.L.E.'' is a 1983 multiplayer video game written for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers by Ozark Softscape. Designer Danielle Bunten Berry (credited as Dan Bunten) took advantage of the four joystick ports of the Atari 400 and 800 to a ...

'', a 1983 multiplayer video game * The Mule (dance), a 1960s dance fad * "The Mule", a Hugo Award-winning novella republished as the second half of the novel ''

Foundation and Empire ''Foundation and Empire'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov originally published by Gnome Press in 1952. It is the second book in the ''Foundation'' Series, and the fourth in the in-universe chronology. It takes place in ...

People

Mule (nickname) As a nickname, Mule may refer to: In music * Major Holley (1924–1990), American jazz bassist * Henry Townsend (musician) (1909–2006), American blues singer, guitarist and pianist In sports Baseball * George Mule Armstrong (1885 ...

, a list of people * Mule (surname), a list of people with the last name Mule or Mules

Places

Mule, Norway Mule is a village in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village area is located at the intersection of Norwegian County Road 774 and European route E6, about east of the town of Levanger. The Nordlandsbanen railway ...

, a village in Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Mule Island, Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica *

Mule Keys The Mule Keys are a group of scattered islets in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. They are between west of Key West, separated from it by the Northwest Channel. On the west, they are separated from the Marquesas Keys ...

, a group of scattered islets in the Florida Keys ** Mule Key, easternmost of the islets * Mule Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Mule Mountains (California), Riverside County, California *

Mule Mountains The Mule Mountains are a north/south running mountain range located in the south-central area of Cochise County, Arizona. The highest peak, Mount Ballard, rises to . Prior to mining operations commencing there, the mountains were heavily fo ...

, Cochise County, Arizona *

Mule Peninsula Mule Peninsula is an irregularly shaped rocky peninsula between Ellis Fjord and Krok Fjord in the southern part of the Vestfold Hills of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Exp ...

, Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica * Mule Point, Kemp Land, Antarctica * Mule Town, Ohio, an unincorporated community * The Mule (river), a river in Wales

Software

Mule (software) Mule is a lightweight enterprise service bus (ESB) and integration framework provided by MuleSoft. The platform is Java-based but, can broker interactions between other platforms such as .NET using web services or sockets. The architecture i ...

, an open source Java-based Enterprise Service Bus * MULE, the MUltiLingual Extension to Emacs allowing editing text written in multiple languages

Sports teams

* Mules, the sports teams of

Leilehua High School Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education, nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the United Stat ...

, Wahiawa, Hawaii * Mules, the sports teams of

Muleshoe High School Muleshoe High School is a public high school located in Muleshoe, Texas (USA) and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Muleshoe Independent School District located in northwest Bailey County. In 2013, the school was rated " ...

, Muleshoe, Texas * Mules, the sports teams of

Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of Luthe ...

, Allentown, Pennsylvania * Central Missouri Mules and Jennies, the sports teams of the University of Central Missouri *

Colby Mules The Colby Mules (formerly known as the White Mules) are the varsity and club Sports team, athletic teams of Colby College, a liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine. Colby's varsity teams compete in the New England Small College Athleti ...

, the sports teams of Colby College, in Waterville, Maine * New Britain Mules, a 1930s American Basketball League team * Newark Bears (basketball), an American Basketball League team renamed the Newark Mules for the 1934 season; merged with the New Britain Jackaways to form the New Britain Mules in the second half of the season * St. Louis Mules, a member of the American Soccer League in the 1972 season

Transport

* Mule, the NATO reporting name of the

Polikarpov Po-2 The Polikarpov Po-2 (also U-2, for its initial ''uchebnyy'', 'training', role as a flight instruction aircraft) served as an all-weather multirole Soviet biplane, nicknamed ''Kukuruznik'' (russian: Кукурузник,Gunston 1995, p. 292. NA ...

Soviet biplane * Mule, a type of locomotive * Mule, a light

utility vehicle A utility vehicle is a vehicle, generally motorized, that is designed to carry out a specific task with more efficacy than a passenger vehicle. It sometimes refers to a small truck with low sides. Types of utility vehicles Military light u ...

produced by Kawasaki and by extension any similar vehicle * Mule, the U.S. Military M274 Truck, Platform, Utility 1/2 Ton, 4X4, a 4-wheel drive military vehicle *

Mules (Amtrak) The ''Kansas City Mule'' and ''St. Louis Mule'' were a pair of 283-mile (455 km) passenger trains operated by Amtrak running between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri as part of the '' Missouri Service'' train network. Also operating over ...

, two passenger trains which ran between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri *

Development mule A development mule (test mule, or simply mule) in the automotive industry is a testbed vehicle equipped with prototype components requiring evaluation. They are often camouflaged to cover their designs. Application Mules are necessary because a ...

(typically simply "mule"), a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing *

Maultier Maultier (English: "mule") or Sd.Kfz. 3 is the name given to series of half-track trucks used by Germany during World War II. They were based on Opel, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa-Romeo or Ford trucks. History Soon after invading the USSR, German troo ...

("Mule"), a series of German World War II half-tracks *

Multifunctional Utility/Logistics and Equipment vehicle The Multi-Mission Unmanned Ground Vehicle, previously known as the Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment vehicle (MULE), was an autonomous unmanned ground combat vehicle developed by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control for the Uni ...

(MULE), an unmanned six-wheeled vehicle

Other uses

* Mule (cocktail), a cocktail made of a spirit, ginger beer and lime juice *

Mule (coin) In numismatics, a mule is a coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece. These can be intentional or produced by error. This type of error is highly sought after by collectors, and examples can fetch ...

, a coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece * Mule (shoe), a type of shoe or slipper without a back *

Mule (smuggling) A mule or courier is someone who personally smuggles contraband across a border (as opposed to sending by mail, etc.) for a smuggling organization. The organizers employ mules to reduce the risk of getting caught themselves. Methods of smuggling ...

, a smuggler of contraband *

Spinning mule The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres. They were used extensively from the late 18th to the early 20th century in the mills of Lancashire and elsewhere. Mules were worked in pairs by a minder, with the help of tw ...

or Crompton's mule, a textile spinning technology created by Samuel Crompton in 1779