Red sand blasted my neck and face as winds relentlessly swirled across Australia’s Outback. Sitting atop a small, rocky outcropping, I pressed the binocular into my eye sockets to block the stinging ...

Camels with "a bit of fire in them" raced in a remote Australian outback town this weekend at an annual event celebrating the desert beasts first imported in the mid-19th century. "You would want a ...

Thousands of feral camels in the Northern Territory have been culled and one station owner says it’s inhumane. THOUSANDS OF FERAL CAMELS in the Northern Territory have been culled. One owner of a ...

The thing about camel racing is that it sounds like a joke until you arrive and discover that everyone involved is taking it ...

Forget horse racing, Australia’s quirkiest Outback sporting adventure is back as racing camels, colourful characters and red ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with ...

There are many exotic species native to Australia: The kangaroo, the koala, the kookaburra. But the camel is not among them. Australia is now home to more wild camels than any other country on earth.

The South Australian Department for Environment and Water said that it plans on killing up to 5,000 camels in the coming weeks due to environmental concerns stemming from an overpopulation of camels.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of spectators descended on Australian outback town Marree to watch an annual camel race (William WEST) (William ...