Inside the world of million-dollar beauty pageants – for camels
- Written by Jaime Gongora, Associate Professor, Animal and Wildlife Genetics and Genomics, University of Sydney
When you hear “beauty pageants” you probably think of human women (and men) competing. However, a series of pageants on the Arabian Peninsula celebrate the beauty of the dromedary, or one-humped camel.
Interest in camel beauty competitions has grown since the boom of oil production during the 20th century, as camels became associated...
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