A new report by an international team of researchers in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science has shown that the last of Mongolian giant camels may have coexisted with the much smaller wild Bactrian camel (Camel ferus) and ancient hominins until 27,000 years ago. And by ancient hominins the study suggests Homo sapiens and maybe […]
Posts Tagged ‘Camels’
Fewer camels, low prices mar Rajasthan’s Pushkar camel fair
Rajasthan’s over 100 years old Pushkar Mela is one of the most famous and largest camel fairs in the world. Due to the Covid pandemic though, the event has taken a big hit with both low arrivals of camels for sales and plummeting prices for the animals. “ I have been coming to Pushkar fair continuously for 10 […]
UAE scientists inject immune camels with Covid-19 in search of clues to beat the pandemic
A group of scientists from the United Arab Emirates have injected camels with dead samples of Covid-19, hoping that the antibodies produced by the animals – which are immune to the virus – can someday be used to cure humans. The Arabs have relied on camels for millennia and continue to do so in the […]
Guardians Of Space Camels
Posted on December 22, 2020 by martyrashrakat South Front [embedded content] In a revelation that should have happened on April 1, but actually happened on December 18, the United States Space Force finally revealed the name with which its troops are to be referred as: Guardians. Now, the Space Force not only has the logo […]
Footage Of Camels And Elephants At Sea Spark Fears Of ‘April Apocalypse’
Video footage of pairs of camels and elephants swimming in the middle of the ocean have sparked fears that an ‘April Apocalypse’ is about to occur. In a clip posted to social media, elephants and camels can be seen making their way through deep sea water, unfazed by the unusual surrounding. Dailystar.co.uk reports: The scenes […]
From Camels to Batteries and Fuel Cells
By Keith Kohl Whenever I get into a row with a reader over the future of fossil fuels, there’s always one quote that immediately springs to mind. It was from Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the first Prime Minister of the UAE. Not ringing a bell? Don’t worry, I have a feeling you’ve heard it […]
‘They used to lead camels’: Saudi prince declares support for right of women to drive
A Saudi prince has declared his support for women driving cars, arguing that females used to lead their own camels in the past. He also noted that women are the “bases of society” in Saudi Arabia and “hold a significant place in Islamic civilization.” “The ban on women driving has been imposed on us, […]
Brazil’s ‘snake ninja’ puts live snakes in mouth to protest deforestation (VIDEO)
In the video, Duarte places a chicken snake, a rainbow boa, a clelia snake, and a deadly coral snake into his mouth, holding them there without his hands before allowing them to fall out. The footage was filmed in Goianesia do Para, Brazil as part of Duarte’s efforts to raise awareness of deforestation in the […]
animal cruelty in India
This is animal cruelity , And needs to be exposed. Do we not have any animal rights personal in India or what On the eve of Bakr-id, environmentalist and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has appealed to the public to stop camel slaughter across the country. Every year, about 40,000 camels are killed on the […]