Camels may build up a pressure cooker of resentment toward human beings until the lid suddenly blows off and they go berserk. In Asia, when a camel driver senses trouble, he gives his coat to the animal. Rather like Japanese workers reported to work off frustrations by beating up models of their executives, the camel gives the garment hell-jumping on it, biting it, tearing it to pieces. When the camel feels it has blown its top enough, man and animal can live together in harmony again." (source: David Taylor, Zoo Vet, Lippincott)
Dromedary camels are no longer wild at all in their native Arabia. However, wild feral populations exist in the Australian desert. :)
A camel "ate" my uncle's arm once. It was at a safari park and he was feeding it and it got overenthusiastic. His arm was fine once he extracted it from the camel's oesophagus, just covered in camel spit and slime. Ew.
Yeah, they were released in Australia, I think after WW1. They're still considered a domesticated animal - if you capture one from the wild, they're very easy to break and train, if you're a camel trainer. :)
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The coat would be too small, anyway, he's already grown a huge amount since that video was made. :)
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Camels may build up a pressure cooker of resentment toward human beings until the lid suddenly blows off and they go berserk. In Asia, when a camel driver senses trouble, he gives his coat to the animal. Rather like Japanese workers reported to work off frustrations by beating up models of their executives, the camel gives the garment hell-jumping on it, biting it, tearing it to pieces. When the camel feels it has blown its top enough, man and animal can live together in harmony again." (source: David Taylor, Zoo Vet, Lippincott)
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Possibly because people tell us like twenty times a day that its too cold for a camel here, and if we put blankets on him, etc etc. :P
Buffalo is a really annoying dog sometimes. I think he needs to give me his coat!
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A camel "ate" my uncle's arm once. It was at a safari park and he was feeding it and it got overenthusiastic. His arm was fine once he extracted it from the camel's oesophagus, just covered in camel spit and slime. Ew.
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