NB: I live in Darwin, Northern Australia, and camels are a way of life in these parts and are accepted as quite normal, despite being an introduced species.
I've heard it said that there are actually more camels in the Australian outback than there are in the Arabian desert, and in fact I recall that we had to send a bunch of camels back to the Middle East some time ago to make up for a shortage they were facing there.
NB: Our main railway system here is called "The Ghan" after the nickname given to the Afghan camel herders of old.
It make sense, the outback is absolutely vast and not densely populated, and while SA is big, it’s a speck by comparison. The camels must be pretty happy there, for whatever values ofmhappy apply to um, camels.
To prevent other Australians getting confused, I don't think "SA" here means "South Australia" (the state just under NT). Probably means "Saudi Arabia".
These animals are a menace when you are driving at speed down the highway. Cows, and kangaroos too. They are tall, so if you hit one at speed the 500kg carcass comes through the windscreen and wipe you out.
I grew up in the northern end of Western Australia, and honestly I always thought it was stranger seeing wild donkeys walking around in the middle of nowhere than camels.
I've heard it said that there are actually more camels in the Australian outback than there are in the Arabian desert, and in fact I recall that we had to send a bunch of camels back to the Middle East some time ago to make up for a shortage they were facing there.
NB: Our main railway system here is called "The Ghan" after the nickname given to the Afghan camel herders of old.