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"Intact Ottoman 'war camel' found in Austrian cellar"
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"Intact Ottoman 'war camel' found in Austrian cellar"
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April 02, 2015, 01:47:53 PM »
That headline caught my eye - it's yet another
BBC News article
. It turns out that (slightly disappointingly) it is in fact an intact camel
skeleton
. The camel was a Bactrian/dromedary cross, and it's surmised it was left behind by the Ottoman army after the siege of Vienna in 1683. For those wanting more detail, the original report is an
academic paper
in the online journal
PLOS One
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April 02, 2015, 03:24:52 PM »
That camel is definitely not intact - somewhat lacking in fur, for one thing. :p
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I would like a 300 year old camel in my cellar, if I had a cellar!
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