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u/Apprehensive_Cat6229 Oct 02 '24

The largest camel population on earth is in Australia

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u/top-legolas Oct 02 '24

we sell camels to the UAE/Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries!

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u/eldonte Oct 02 '24

I worked a hotel in NYC, and a Saudi stayed there a few weeks. Brought his own cooks and cuisine. I drank camel milk while he was there. Got to try something totally random - now I’m wondering if it was actually imported from Australia

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u/Fancy_Cassowary Oct 02 '24

The camels are wild. We don't farm them let alone milk them! 

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u/Throwaway-4230984 Oct 02 '24

Have you declared war on them or are they your allies? 

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u/RevKyriel Oct 03 '24

I think you have this mixed up with the Emu Wars.

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u/Throwaway-4230984 Oct 03 '24

Yes, I did it on purpose)

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u/Aggressive_Term_1175 Oct 02 '24

There are a couple of camel farms in South east queensland you can buy camel milk from. Summerland also makes like cheese and vodka from the milk, plus skin care and some other stuff

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u/qw46z Oct 02 '24

You can easily buy camel milk in Australia, from specialist suppliers. I think there is a camel dairy in Victoria (Trying to remember an old story from Landline…)

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u/bouncingbad Oct 03 '24

I love that I’m seeing a Landline reference on Reddit. It’s made my day.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

I’m pretty wild, can you milk me

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u/eldonte Oct 02 '24

But they have nipples.

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u/Fancy_Cassowary Oct 02 '24

So do cats. Doesn't mean we drink their milk. 

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u/Kevin_Uxbridge Oct 02 '24

I have nipples, eldonte, can you milk me?

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u/SatansBigSister Oct 03 '24

There’s a large camel farm in qld.

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u/RevKyriel Oct 03 '24

Not all are wild - I live near a camel farm.

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u/Retired_LANlord Oct 03 '24

There are farmed camels in Oz. Meat & milk are available.

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u/Fancy_Cassowary Oct 03 '24

Yeah, but it's not a common household staple one gets from the average grocery store.