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The Kharai, is a rare and unique breed of dromedary camel, commonly known as the 'swimming camel' due to its ability to thrive in the salt marshes of Kutch district, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Their name is derived from the Gujarati language word 'khara', meaning salty. [1]
Camel Research Farm, Bikaner. ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, is a Premier Research Centre located at Bikaner city of Rajasthan.Considering the importance of camel in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid zones, the Government of India established a Project Directorate on Camel at Bikaner (India) on 5 July 1984 under aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural ...
The Free French Camel Corps fought during World War II, and camel-mounted units remained in service until the end of French rule over Algeria in 1962. [105] In 1916, the British created the Imperial Camel Corps. It was originally used to fight the Senussi, but was later used in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I. The Imperial Camel ...
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Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) Central and Inner Asia (entirely domesticated) 300 to 1,000 kg (660 to 2,200 lb) Dromedary or Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) South Asia and Middle East (entirely domesticated) 300 to 600 kg (660 to 1,320 lb) Wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) China and Mongolia 300 to 820 kg (660 to 1,800 lb) Lama: Llama
Sooam Biotech, South Korea, was reported in 2015 to have cloned 700 dogs for their owners, including two Yakutian Laika hunting dogs, which are seriously endangered due to crossbreeding. [34] They also reportedly charged $100,000 for each cloned puppy. [35] One puppy was cloned from the cells of a dog that had died 12 days before. [35]
The Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act was passed in Rajasthan, India in 2015. Supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it created restrictions on camel slaughter and export in Rajasthan, with the goal of increasing the camel population. However, it appears to have had the ...
A Field Manual of Camel Diseases : traditional and modern health care for the dromedary. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. ISBN 978-1-85339-503-1. OCLC 42875459. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (2014). Camel Karma: Twenty Years Among India's Camel Nomads. Tranquebar Press. ISBN 978-93-84030-63-6. OCLC 899261519. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (2023).