Camels are animals that adapt easily in the desert, with a very special body structure, their head, neck and chest are connected, and the head of the camel has two large eyes like eyes and a pair of long ears. They can stick out 4 to 5 meters backwards, which gives it great auditory performance.
In the desert, they are the best riders. They can carry up to 120 kilograms at a time, and each step takes four kilometers. Camels can survive for a month in an environment with no water and no food, extreme dryness and heat.
Camels can endure drought for 40 hours a day, and their fur is very thick enough to withstand the coldest and driest environments. By storing nutrients on the hump on the body, the camel can go a month without eating, so that it can stay hydrated on the body.
But their tongues are dry, so they can't drink water. Their teeth are very sharp, so it will hurt a lot if you kick a camel away or hurt it. Their teeth are like a pair of scissors and are very sharp. They are used to cut coarse foods such as tree bark, but do not swallow the food.
Camels have two ear-like eyes on their heads and long hairs around them, a special case that can help them find water.
Camels are the best animals in the desert and can withstand temperatures of around 40 degrees, while average livestock can only withstand temperatures of around 30 degrees. Camels can withstand not only strong sunlight, but also dry and cold.
Even during the hottest time of summer, it is possible to endure temperatures of more than 40 degrees. In this way, relying on extremely high tolerance, camels are worthy of the reputation of desert ships.
Camels are not native to Australia, on the contrary, they are an invasive species for Australia, which is surrounded by the sea.
Due to the camels' high viability and adaptability to the environment, the great desert of central Australia is very suitable for their survival. They have almost no natural predators in Australia, live very freely and leisurely, and like rabbits, they began to breed rapidly in Australia.
According to Australia's Sydney Morning Herald, the dramatic increase in camel numbers has become an urgent problem. Because camels like to run on sand dunes and eat a lot of grass, they have a great impact on the local ecological environment.
There are as many as 1 million camels in Australia today, and if not properly controlled, 1.5 million camels could become extinct by 2030. Experts say there is not enough time to manage camels due to the influx of local people into the city.
The presence of a large number of camels means that they must consume a lot of food and a considerable part of the scarce water resources in central Australia, which is at odds with the resources of human survival. And its pollution of the ecological environment should not be underestimated.
In this regard, Australian officials are very troubled, under the pressure of the rapid increase in the number of camels, they have to force the public to issue a shooting order, so Australia will shoot a considerable number of camels every year.
An adult camel weighs about 500 kilograms, and it is not so easy to shoot hundreds of camels. A farm and local police forces in northern Queensland, Australia, reportedly shot thousands of desert dingos and several vicuñas. Local officials say they have taken a number of measures to prevent camel populations from continuing to grow in Australia.
In the past year, more than 20,000 camels have died of the plague in Australia's Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. The Australian government had to issue a public announcement announcing that they were going to shoot a large number of camels.
In South Australia, local officials shot more than 1,000 wild camels and drove them to a remote area called Cochrand Beach, off the coast. "Because of a plague," said Jonathan Riley, a Queensland government wildlife management officer, "our goal was to eradicate this problem, but now we need to send them back to sea." ”
Northern Territory wildlife management officer Arnold Karp believes camels have become an endangered species because they thrive in many parts of the southern Australian mainland. "They are already a large group because they live well and we think it is necessary to kill them," he said.
"The largest number of camels we've seen in the wild is 10,000, which means we're going to kill at least about 4,000 — which is very important." Jonathan Riley, an official with Australia's Northern Territory wildlife department, believes there is a need to shoot camels.
"If there are 2,000 to 3,000 wild camels in a place, it becomes a problem: there is some justification for killing them." He said.
Between June and January, a herd of camels had entered the desert of southern Australia. This phenomenon continues. It is reported that the number of these camels is increasing.
Australia is one of the few countries in the world with camels. According to Australian regulations, the number could reach 100,000 if left unchecked. The local government says the number is expected to increase.
But many wildlife organizations oppose the event, and many food lovers argue that it is a waste of resources because camel humps and milk are so nutritious and delicious that they believe that they can properly create commercial value by using them.
The Australian government has announced that in Tasmania and Victoria, the sale of camel meat to private hunters will be banned. However, Australian media found that the ban was opposed by many local animal protection organizations, including the Australian Wild Bird Association.
According to Australia's Sydney Morning Herald, animal protection groups in Australia said that to prevent wildlife from being hunted or poached, the government should restrict private hunters from hunting camels. The group also said that "anyone who violates this provision will be punished."
What do you think about this, do you think that shooting camels cruelly should not be supported by the Australian official decision?