camel
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A study in Algeria, external, published this year, has shown a significant increase in camel deaths during summer heatwaves.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mine is a shade of camel that my haberdasher insists on calling “whiskey.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Trainer Kyrraley Woodhouse, who started camel racing professionally in 2013, said most of his camels had been taken from the wild to run in the Marree event, which drew more than a dozen competitors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Among the video’s more surreal moments are depictions of Trump riding a camel through the desert, traveling through India on a motorcycle, appearing as an anime-style warrior and sharing tacos with world leaders.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Ben emptied one box that held ashtrays from Japan, four statues of Buddha in various postures and degrees of corpulence, six oriental silk screens, and two camel seats from Morocco.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
She rode camels in Egypt, cruised the Nile River and hugged the pillars at Stonehenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Obviously, clambering up and down the dangerously steep pass, ferrying goods on horseback or by mule or — for a few wacky, experimental months in the mid-1850s, Army camels — wasn’t workable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Umer, the cattle herder in Afar, said he was worried that an outbreak of disease could start killing his adult camels anytime now.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Their merchandise, provisions, and yurt had all spilled to the ground when their camels bolted.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Africa - Introductory
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