A woman in Australia has been killed by her pet camel after the animal may have tried to have sex with her.
The woman was found dead at the family's sheep and cattle ranch near the town of Mitchell in Queensland.
The woman had been given the camel as a 60th birthday present earlier this year because of her love of exotic pets.
The camel was just 10 months old but already weighed 152kg (336lbs) and had come close to suffocating the family's pet goat on a number of occasions.
On Saturday, the woman apparently became the object of the male camel's desire.
It knocked her to the ground, lay on top of her and displayed what the police delicately described as possible mating behaviour.
"I'd say it's probably been playing, or it may be even a sexual sort of thing," the Associated Press news agency quoted Queensland police Detective Senior Constable Craig Gregory as saying.
Young camels are not normally aggressive but can become more threatening if treated and raised as pets.
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The last sentence in the article is interesting; I guess some animals shouldn’t be treated as pets. I have also heard of a camel killing a man by biting him in the neck.
pseudovellum Member # 13906
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Sob
was there a guy riding the camel wearing a big black cape and a red sash, with a funny eastern European accent ?
Think it might have been the rider and the camel got the blame for it
oldbag Member # 9889
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Its not impossible the camel fell in love. When I was a kid (no pun intended), our family kept goats because we had big orchards in the countryside and they kept the grass down and ate all the windfall apples etc. Anyway, one of the nanny goats fell in love with my dad, and started to get really jealous of my mum. If my dad ever dared to hug my mum in front of the goat, it was start bleating and make menacing gestures. One day my mum sat on the swing and the goat ran up and butted her in the behind so hard she fell off. Another time, the goat got in the house up the backstairs and was running about eating clothes etc, so my mum went into the garden on the swing to entice the goat out, and the goat came tearing down the backstairs so it could run up and butt my mum on the behind. Yes, these stories are true!
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Oh my god, oldbag, I never knew goats could behave like that!
But I also have a story to tell. I adopted that little male street kitten in Cairo which turned into a big fat lazy cat - but ooh so sweet - well most of the time.
Once my boyfriend came over and we made out, I went back to the kitchen to get something to drink and my four-legged best friend jumped right up on the bed and attacked my ex right between his legs! I heard him screaming oh hell!!!! From that night on the cat was banned from the bedroom - at least at certain times!
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Gail Member # 6886
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Okay... that does it for me. Looks like I won't be riding any camels again when I return to Egypt. Who'd have thought!
jean_bean Member # 13715
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pseudo...I suppose that I shouldn't be laughing at that story (cuz the woman DID die), but that is just so funny, I cannot stop laughing.
With a name like Smuckers Member # 10289
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quote:Originally posted by Gail: Okay... that does it for me. Looks like I won't be riding any camels again when I return to Egypt. Who'd have thought!
LOL @ Gail, I never rode them in the 1st place, they scare me!
pseudovellum Member # 13906
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I know a woman died but when I read the headline I couldn't help laughing too Jean Bean
Oldbag and Tiger
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Tigerlily Member # 3567
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A ROFL is good enough for the beginning!
But seriously I also believe that sometimes animals display jealous behavior.
I once saw a TV documentary where the woman had a new boyfriend and the couple was never able to enjoy sitting by themselves on the sofa. Her dog - I think it was a Pomeranian - came right up and set in between them and god forbid if the man put his hand on the woman. That bloody dog would start immediately to snap and fletch its teeth.
That's why the couple called on a dog trainer in this TV program - and believe it or not they were able to resolve the problem ..... no the dog didn't end up in the pound and also the man didn't have to move out of the appartment. No the dog was trained to accept the woman's boyfriend.
Gail Member # 6886
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Smucky ~ I know... it is a little scary at first. They are SO tall! But I decided I had to experience it at least once. I'm not sure if I e-mailed you the picture of me on a camel, but I will do that. I posted a picture of "my" camel on your thread "10 must-do things...." He seemed calm enough.
With a name like Smuckers Member # 10289
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quote:Originally posted by Gail: Smucky ~ I know... it is a little scary at first. They are SO tall! But I decided I had to experience it at least once. I'm not sure if I e-mailed you the picture of me on a camel, but I will do that. I posted a picture of "my" camel on your thread "10 must-do things...." He seemed calm enough.
oh no, Gail on a camel, yes you must email me that one. The noise they makes scares me most.
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