[quote_box_center]Camel racing become popular as a sport in many countries: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,\u00a0Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman,\u00a0Australia and Mongolia.
\nProfessional camel racing is an event for betting with lots of money included, and\u00a0also an extraordinary tourist attraction. Most famous and interesting race, Camel\u00a0Cup, is held every year in July in Australia.[/quote_box_center]
Desert Majesty –\u00a0Camel
\nCamels are very smart animals, desert\u00a0giants but surprisingly fast.
\n\n![\"Untitled\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Untitled8-300x236.png\")
Interesting thing that everyone asks\u00a0is what a camel\u2019s hump stores – water?\u00a0No, it is fat. Camels can go for\u00a0days or even weeks with little or no\u00a0food\u00a0or water. But, when camels do\u00a0drink,\u00a0they\u00a0can take in enormous amounts\u00a0of water.
A really thirsty camel\u00a0may drink more than 200 liters in\u00a0one day. Camels have three eyelids.
\nTwo of the eyelids have eye lashes\u00a0which help protect their eyes from\u00a0sand.
\nThe third is a very thin lid which\u00a0works\u00a0as a windshield wiper to clean\u00a0off their eyes. In a sandstorm or\u00a0windy\u00a0day, they can close that eyelid\u00a0to protect their eyes from the sand,\u00a0but still see where they are going.
\nCamels are called \u201cships of the desert\u201d.\u00a0Camels usually walk, but when\u00a0they must go faster they either\u00a0gallop\u00a0or pace. The pace is a movement\u00a0in which both legs on the same side\u00a0rise and fall together.
This leg action\u00a0produces a swaying, rocking motion\u00a0that makes some riders \u201cseasick\u201d.
\n![\"Camel\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/australia3.jpg\" "\\"Camel\\"")
Camel jockey
\nAt the beginning small children were\u00a0used as camel jockeys, usually boys\u00a0around the age of four, to ride and\u00a0direct the camels.
\nMany child camel jockeys were seriously\u00a0injured by falling off the camels.\u00a0If a camel falls and both of them are\u00a0injured, the camel is treated first because\u00a0it is more valuable.
Much bigger problems were child starving\u00a0to death in order to be lighter,\u00a0beating and forced work for 18-hour\u00a0a day, often kidnapping, a real child\u00a0slave trade, especially children from\u00a0destitute families.
\nThe United Arab Emirates were the\u00a0first\u00a0to ban the use of children under\u00a015 as jockeys in camel racing, in\u00a02002.![\"6\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/6-300x153.png\")
Shortly afterwards a robot jockey\u00a0was developed. Robots are designed\u00a0to look like human, so they\u00a0have\u00a0human-like features, including\u00a0a mannequin-\u00a0like face, sunglasses,\u00a0hats,\u00a0racing silks and even\u00a0traditional\u00a0perfumes\u00a0used by human\u00a0jockeys.
\nThey are remotely controlled\u00a0by operators\u00a0being driven alongside the race\u00a0track. The first successful\u00a0official\u00a0race with robotic jockeys was conducted\u00a0in Qatar in 2005.
Races all around the world
\nChosen camels, from the birth, are\u00a0specially\u00a0raised for the track, using\u00a0carefully\u00a0controlled methods of breeding,\u00a0training and nutrition.
\nIn the United Arab Emirates (UAE),\u00a0sophisticated\u00a0training methods, such\u00a0as working animals on treadmills\u00a0and in swimming pools, are used to\u00a0prepare racing camels for competition.\u00a0Beside UAE, which is the centre\u00a0of camel racing in the Middle East,\u00a0other countries have also dedicated\u00a0ways of camel training. Rules of racing\u00a0vary from country to country.
\nBut something is in common for every\u00a0race – it brings participants from\u00a0whole world, it is great entertainment\u00a0and includes large cash awards.
![\"Camel\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/bigstock-Camel-Eating-37303651.jpg\" "\\"Camel\\"")
The Camel Cup, Australia
\nConsidered the most known, The Camel\u00a0Cup is an annual camel racing\u00a0festival\u00a0held in Australia, on the 2nd\u00a0Saturday\u00a0in July, in its own arena at\u00a0Blatherskite\u00a0Park, a section of the Central\u00a0Australian Show Society grounds.
\n![\"7\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/7.png\")
The event is organized by the Alice\u00a0Springs Lions Club and Apex Club\u00a0of Central Australia.
The first Camel Race was run in 1970\u00a0as a bet between two friends, after\u00a0which races proved so popular that\u00a0plans were made to hold the event\u00a0on an annual basis.
\nToday, Alice\u00a0Springs\u2019\u00a0Lasseters Camel\u00a0Cup is an amazing\u00a0race, the family\u00a0and fundraiser\u00a0event.
\nIt is well known for its charismatic\u00a0camels as well as entertaining\u00a0and brave riders. Also, there are lots\u00a0of actions between races.
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\n\u00a0Noel Fullerton – Camel Man
\nNoel Fullerton was born in 1934\u00a0in Adelong, Temora, NSW. The\u00a0father\u00a0of eight children, the grandfather\u00a0of 32 and great grandfather\u00a0to 7 children, he is seen\u00a0as the patriarch of the Fullerton\u00a0family.\u00a0Noel is also seen as the grandfather\u00a0of the camel industry in Australia.\u00a0Noel has been involved\u00a0heavily\u00a0with the Camel Cup since\u00a0its inception. Noel Fullerton is\u00a0now a legendary figure, a \u201cCamel\u00a0Man\u201d, whose knowledge of\u00a0camels and expertise with them,\u00a0made the Lions Clubs of Alice\u00a0Springs Camel Cup the premier\u00a0event of camel racing.
\nHe has now retired from camel\u00a0racing, but the tradition still lives\u00a0on.
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\n", "content_text": "[quote_box_center]Camel racing become popular as a sport in many countries: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,\u00a0Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman,\u00a0Australia and Mongolia.\nProfessional camel racing is an event for betting with lots of money included, and\u00a0also an extraordinary tourist attraction. Most famous and interesting race, Camel\u00a0Cup, is held every year in July in Australia.[/quote_box_center]\nDesert Majesty –\u00a0Camel\nCamels are very smart animals, desert\u00a0giants but surprisingly fast.\nCamels can run at speeds up to 65\u00a0km/h in short sprints and they can\u00a0maintain\u00a0a speed of 40 km/h for an\u00a0hour.\n\nInteresting thing that everyone asks\u00a0is what a camel\u2019s hump stores – water?\u00a0No, it is fat. Camels can go for\u00a0days or even weeks with little or no\u00a0food\u00a0or water. But, when camels do\u00a0drink,\u00a0they\u00a0can take in enormous amounts\u00a0of water.\nA really thirsty camel\u00a0may drink more than 200 liters in\u00a0one day. Camels have three eyelids.\nTwo of the eyelids have eye lashes\u00a0which help protect their eyes from\u00a0sand.\nThe third is a very thin lid which\u00a0works\u00a0as a windshield wiper to clean\u00a0off their eyes. In a sandstorm or\u00a0windy\u00a0day, they can close that eyelid\u00a0to protect their eyes from the sand,\u00a0but still see where they are going.\nCamels are called \u201cships of the desert\u201d.\u00a0Camels usually walk, but when\u00a0they must go faster they either\u00a0gallop\u00a0or pace. The pace is a movement\u00a0in which both legs on the same side\u00a0rise and fall together.\nThis leg action\u00a0produces a swaying, rocking motion\u00a0that makes some riders \u201cseasick\u201d.\nCamel\nCamel jockey\nAt the beginning small children were\u00a0used as camel jockeys, usually boys\u00a0around the age of four, to ride and\u00a0direct the camels.\nMany child camel jockeys were seriously\u00a0injured by falling off the camels.\u00a0If a camel falls and both of them are\u00a0injured, the camel is treated first because\u00a0it is more valuable.\nMuch bigger problems were child starving\u00a0to death in order to be lighter,\u00a0beating and forced work for 18-hour\u00a0a day, often kidnapping, a real child\u00a0slave trade, especially children from\u00a0destitute families.\nThe United Arab Emirates were the\u00a0first\u00a0to ban the use of children under\u00a015 as jockeys in camel racing, in\u00a02002.\nShortly afterwards a robot jockey\u00a0was developed. Robots are designed\u00a0to look like human, so they\u00a0have\u00a0human-like features, including\u00a0a mannequin-\u00a0like face, sunglasses,\u00a0hats,\u00a0racing silks and even\u00a0traditional\u00a0perfumes\u00a0used by human\u00a0jockeys.\nThey are remotely controlled\u00a0by operators\u00a0being driven alongside the race\u00a0track. The first successful\u00a0official\u00a0race with robotic jockeys was conducted\u00a0in Qatar in 2005.\nRaces all around the world\nChosen camels, from the birth, are\u00a0specially\u00a0raised for the track, using\u00a0carefully\u00a0controlled methods of breeding,\u00a0training and nutrition.\nIn the United Arab Emirates (UAE),\u00a0sophisticated\u00a0training methods, such\u00a0as working animals on treadmills\u00a0and in swimming pools, are used to\u00a0prepare racing camels for competition.\u00a0Beside UAE, which is the centre\u00a0of camel racing in the Middle East,\u00a0other countries have also dedicated\u00a0ways of camel training. Rules of racing\u00a0vary from country to country.\nBut something is in common for every\u00a0race – it brings participants from\u00a0whole world, it is great entertainment\u00a0and includes large cash awards.\nCamel\nThe Camel Cup, Australia\nConsidered the most known, The Camel\u00a0Cup is an annual camel racing\u00a0festival\u00a0held in Australia, on the 2nd\u00a0Saturday\u00a0in July, in its own arena at\u00a0Blatherskite\u00a0Park, a section of the Central\u00a0Australian Show Society grounds.\nThe event is organized by the Alice\u00a0Springs Lions Club and Apex Club\u00a0of Central Australia.\nThe first Camel Race was run in 1970\u00a0as a bet between two friends, after\u00a0which races proved so popular that\u00a0plans were made to hold the event\u00a0on an annual basis.\nToday, Alice\u00a0Springs\u2019\u00a0Lasseters Camel\u00a0Cup is an amazing\u00a0race, the family\u00a0and fundraiser\u00a0event.\nIt is well known for its charismatic\u00a0camels as well as entertaining\u00a0and brave riders. Also, there are lots\u00a0of actions between races.\n[quote_box_center]\n\u00a0Noel Fullerton – Camel Man\nNoel Fullerton was born in 1934\u00a0in Adelong, Temora, NSW. The\u00a0father\u00a0of eight children, the grandfather\u00a0of 32 and great grandfather\u00a0to 7 children, he is seen\u00a0as the patriarch of the Fullerton\u00a0family.\u00a0Noel is also seen as the grandfather\u00a0of the camel industry in Australia.\u00a0Noel has been involved\u00a0heavily\u00a0with the Camel Cup since\u00a0its inception. Noel Fullerton is\u00a0now a legendary figure, a \u201cCamel\u00a0Man\u201d, whose knowledge of\u00a0camels and expertise with them,\u00a0made the Lions Clubs of Alice\u00a0Springs Camel Cup the premier\u00a0event of camel racing.\nHe has now retired from camel\u00a0racing, but the tradition still lives\u00a0on.\n[/quote_box_center]\nThe post Camel racing appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2015-06-30T15:33:54+02:00", "date_modified": "2017-01-16T16:00:10+01:00", "author": { "name": "Svetlana Gavric", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/ceca/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Ceca.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/camel.jpg", "tags": [ "camel cup", "camel racing", "interesting facts", "OMG... Really?!" ] } ] }