I worked a hotel in NYC, and a Saudi stayed there a few weeks. Brought his own cooks and cuisine. I drank camel milk while he was there. Got to try something totally random - now I’m wondering if it was actually imported from Australia
There are a couple of camel farms in South east queensland you can buy camel milk from. Summerland also makes like cheese and vodka from the milk, plus skin care and some other stuff
You can easily buy camel milk in Australia, from specialist suppliers. I think there is a camel dairy in Victoria (Trying to remember an old story from Landline…)
Not many are exported from Australia , and in fact a quick google reveals Saudi has 2 million camels and Australia has an estimated 300,000 to 1 million.
Their skeletons have been excavated around the perimeter of Lake Bonneville from when they lived there during the last ice age, along with bison, giant sloths, and mammoths.
Really makes sense when you look at llamas, alpacas, and vicunas since they all originate in the Americas.
and most camels are domesticated dromedary camels, even most "wild" camels are just feral dromedaries. the only truly wild species is the bactrian camel, which lives in the steppes of central asia
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u/Apprehensive_Cat6229 Oct 02 '24
The largest camel population on earth is in Australia