When I first read this story I found it quite amusing, then I thought some people might think this is animal abuse. I wonder what USM thinks.
Spiegel.de - Camel Wrestling is an open-air stadium sport pitting two bulls against each other, encouraged by an alluring cow, who's paraded in front of the contestants and led away. The male camels froth at the nose and mouth, and then -- if the crowd is lucky -- start to fight. The object for a wrestling camel, usually, is to dominate his rival by sitting on him.
Usually.
The problem is that camels aren't built for battle. They can be nastily temperamental and prone to using their teeth; but a camel-wrestling match is a struggle for dominance using whatever method occurs to the animals at the time. The camels are muzzled -- colorfully -- to avoid bites, but a match might involve growling. Or it might be a chase around the arena. Or it might be a knock-down grudge match between genuinely belligerent camels trying to pin each other with their furry necks.
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