Male camels, however, are known to be aggressive during rutting season, a time between November and March when they try to mate with fema...
Male camels, however, are known to be aggressive during rutting season, a time between November and March when they try to mate with females, said Dr Faye, president of the International Society for Camel Research and Development.
“Sometimes they’re completely crazy,” he said, adding, “Usually if the buck is handled properly, there’s no problem.”
Still, Dr Faye said it was unusual to see a camel assault of this magnitude.
There were other attacks, including one in 2014 in which a Chicago man who owned an animal park in Mexico died after a camel kicked him, bit him, and sat on him. And in 2015, a camel trampled two people to death on a farm in Texas. This camel was a male in the middle of its rutting season.
A man who answered the phone at Shirley Farms on Sunday declined to comment. It was unclear what purpose the farm had the camel for.
On Facebook, Shirley Farms announces a seasonal pumpkin barn and areas for petting animals. In 2017 he camel rides offered.
A 2019 inspection report from the US Department of Agriculture said the farm had no barrier separating the camels and the people who pet and feed them, adding that there were no employees or attendants. Around. It was not known whether the farm had corrected the problems.
A departmental inspection report from September showed that the farm had at least one dromedary camel. Dromedary camels weigh around 1,100 pounds and reach at least six feet at the shoulder, according to the department. The farm also had goats, sheep, deer, alpacas, a zebra and a kangaroo, according to the report.
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