After being sold to a herdsman 8 months prior, an elderly camel “ran away” and walked more than 62 miles alone in the Inner Mongolian desert to find its previous owners. Another herdsman spotted it and contacted its former owners. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bayannur: Camel Walks In Desert For Days To Return To Former Owners (indiatimes.com)
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends avoiding drinking camel urine to prevent contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (who.int)
In ancient Africa, women drank the foam from a camel’s mouth as a means of birth control. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The 7 Weirdest Birth Control Methods Throughout History (yahoo.com)
Douglas the camel was killed by a Union sharpshooter at the Siege of Vicksburg. His unit was so angered by this that they assigned six snipers to avenge his death and they successfully shot the culprit. – WTF Fun Facts
In Saudi Arabia, a dozen camels were disqualified from a camel beauty contest for getting Botox injections to make them more attractive. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/saudi-camel-beauty-festival-12-entrants-disqualified-for-botox-use-1.698068
Camels can drink 30 gallons of water in just 13 minutes. The water is stored in the camel’s bloodstream and not in its energy-rich fatty hump. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2013/09/18/how-much-water-can-a-camel-store-in-its-hump/
Julius Caesar named giraffes, “Camelopards” – WTF fun facts
