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Location: NJ | Pet Camel Kills Australian Woman
AP
Posted: 2007-08-19 20:18:43
Filed Under: Weird News
(Aug. 19) - An Australian woman was killed by a pet camel given to her as a 60th birthday present, police said Sunday.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was killed Saturday at her family sheep and cattle ranch near Mitchell, 350 miles west of the Queensland state capital Brisbane, state police Detective Senior Constable Craig Gregory said.
The 10-month-old male - weighing about 330 pounds - had knocked her to the ground then lay on top of her in what police suspect was mating behavior, Gregory said.
Camel expert Chris Hill agreed with Gregory.
Hill, who has offered camel rides to tourists for 20 years, said young camels are not aggressive but can be dangerous if treated as pets without discipline.
The woman was given the hand-reared camel in March as a birthday present from her husband and daughter.
The fate of the camel is not known.
An autopsy of the woman will determine the precise cause of death within days.
(Evidently, it will take that long t'get the smile off her face . . .) |
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Location: Vermont USA | Sorry Cliff I need to ask why is it that you know Llamas are safer, is it from personal experience?
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They always want to be on the bottom. (That's what he said anyway) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Always have a SafeWord! |
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Location: SoCal | That's what he said anyway
Who said? Cliff or the llama? |
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Location: Tennessee | I wonder if it was one hump or two. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Always have a safeword, Take II (or I Said Jump Into The BEER Cage, You Idiot!):
BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) -- A 23-year old Serb was found dead and half-eaten in the bear cage of Belgrade Zoo at the weekend during the annual beer festival.
The man was found naked, with his clothes lying intact inside the cage. Two adult bears, Masha and Misha, had dragged the body to their feeding corner and reacted angrily when keepers tried to recover it.
"There's a good chance he was drunk or drugged. Only an idiot would jump into the bear cage," zoo director Vuk Bojovic told Reuters.
Local media reported that police found several mobile phones inside the cage, as well as bricks, stones and beer cans. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Local media reported that police found several mobile phones inside the cage, as well as bricks, stones and beer cans. Case solved. They phoned him and invited him to a party. After he had a few beers, they hit him with the bricks and ate him. |
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Location: NJ | Give it six months & Werner Herzog will be out with a f@c*#in' movie about it . . . |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Case solved. They phoned him and invited him to a party. After he had a few beers, they hit him with the bricks and ate him.
Simly Brilliant Inspector Wabbit! Your ability to crack these tough cases is uncanny!
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Two adult bears, Masha and Misha, Masha and Misha sounds like a mish-mash of Muzza and Mishka. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Maybe the guy said "Beer me" because thought he was in a Molsen Golden commercial. So they beared him. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Which is worse, being humped to death by a camel or eaten by bears? Very difficult decision.
Or for you optimists, which is better?
The answer of course is:
It's like trying to decide between a Martin or a Taylor, as they are both over rated. |
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Location: NJ | ". . Which is worse, being humped to death by a camel or eaten by bears? . ."
A four-hour car ride with Templeman in the middle of Winter. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | And I'll bet the bricks, stones and beer cans didn't help there either. |
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Location: closely held secret | The haggis just before leaving probably wasn't a good idea. |
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Location: NJ | Nah. Seafood Enchiladas. |
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