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.....
I read somewheres that some of the explorers that came out west from the east died because bear tasted so nasty.
They’d kill a bear and eat the liver instead of the meat, then croak from Vit A poisoning. Guess out of all the animals there are, bear has an absolutely astronomical amount of Vit A in the liver.
same outcome if you eat a sharks liver.
when in doubt, skip the innards.
And their breath....unnnnngh.
Jackasses.
No, those critters kick. They have very strong legs with big claws that can literally disembowel you.
Camel meat is also popular in Saudi Arabia (or was in the 1980's when I saw it for sale in Saudi supermarkets)...
the infowarrior
Yep. Grizzlies eat a lot of carrion and thus taste like carrion. Black bear from back east eat much more vegetation.
Don;t know about eating them, but they were good smokes.
I wonder if it’s like beef.
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