Posted on 10/27/2009 12:21:19 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Wild dromedary camels, brought to Australia in the mid-19th century to help explore and develop the outback, were left to breed and survive on their own. Now they number a million in the wild and have become pests, officials say.
Camels are not usually associated with Australia, but Australia is home to the largest herd of feral camels in the world.
About 12,000 dromedary camels were brought to Australia in the mid-19th century to carry people and supplies during the exploration and development of the Interior but after the advent of the automobile, they were abandoned and left to fend for themselves.
The camels adapted very well on their own.
Today, the camels are found scattered throughout the interior, from Western Australia to Queensland, Recent research shows that the total population has reached staggering numbers.....
Is camel good eating?
...boy if they ever cross breed them with those mice that run rapid ...are they in trouble!
Dunno.
Ask a camel.
Well, I trade them a million feral camels plaguing them for one feral Marxist plaguing us.
There’s a pic out there of a BBQed camel. I believe it set some world record for largest BBQ. Of course that doesn’t mean that anyone ate it.
If you think the camels are bad, wait until you have a flock of Cockatoos in the tree outside of your motel room!
Warning: No pictures of The Lezcow allowed.
Roo tastes pretty good. A little grainy, but not bad.
***The camels adapted very well on their own.***
You mean to tell me ...they got no gubmint handouts? no food stamps? no Medicaid? no condoms?
Dagnabbit!!
God loves camels;)
No. Very poor manners.
Why not sell them as brides to Arabs who won’t likely have a real woman? We may very well pull out of this recession if they do that!
Sounds like they need some C-130 gunships to just mow them down.
“Well, I trade them a million feral camels plaguing them for one feral Marxist plaguing us.”
Touche’
Mel
Yes it is. We were in Australia earlier this year for a month, seeing the sights, riding the Ghan Train, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney, Ayer's Rock, Etc., Etc., Etc.
Almost all the restaurants (with the exception of McDonalds) have camel on the menu. It has the color, texture, and taste of veal. I would challenge you to tell the difference in a blind study.
One of our guides said that Australia is the only country in the world now that exports live camels. Especially back to the middle East.
You see camel tracks everywhere out in the outback. They and kangaroos are taking over. The biggest hazard on many of the golf courses are kangaroos. They love the easy grazing.
bany camel stew
Think that’s bad? The USA had 60,000,000 donkeys last November and the resulting devastation has been appalling!
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