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Carnal Camels

2007 Reader Submission
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If there is one animal you don't expect to be found in Australia, it is camels. However, the animals are rather popular down under. These ships of the desert first came to the country in the 1840s, along with several British criminals.

One person who like them was an unnamed woman from Mitchell, Queensland. The woman, who often kept exotic animals as pets, was given a camel as a 60th birthday present. The camel was 10 months old, and weighed 152kg (336lb).

However, there was some evidence that the camel was dangerous. It had on several occasions nearly suffocated the woman's pet goat. Camels can also become threatening when raised as pets or when they are threatened themselves. Sadly, it turned out to be the camel's own owner that was to suffer from the enormous beast.

The camel knocked her down to the ground and laid on top of her, suffocating her. To make matters somewhat more bizarre, it turns out the camel may have been trying to make love with her. Queensland police Detective Senior Constable Craig Gregory said, "I'd say it's probably been playing, or it may be even a sexual sort of thing."

So, for owning what is considered a dangerous animal, death by a carnal camel seems to be a intriguing Darwin Award.

Submitted on 08/20/2007

Submitted by: Ian Wolf
Reference: BBC News: 20 August 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6954728.stm

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James said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
Thanks for sending this in! As it turns out, we already have this story under consideration, and there’s no new or additional information in your submission. Nevertheless, we DO greatly appreciate your efforts and encourage you to consider submitting again in the future!


Chip said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
Thanks, Ian, but we already have this story. Incidentally, there are lots of camels in Australia.


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