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Camel racing is a racing sport in which jockeys riding on camels compete against each other to finish a set number of laps around a circular racetrack. It is most popular in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, Mongolia and Australia. Professional camel racing, like horse racing, is an event for betting and tourism.
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Robot jockey at Al-Shahaniya Camel Racetrack. A robot jockey is commonly used in camel racing as a replacement for human jockeys.Developed in 2004, the robotic jockeys are slowly phasing out the use of human jockeys, which in the case of camel racing in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, often employs small children who reportedly suffer repeated systemic human rights abuses.
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Elephant cavalry first appeared three thousand years ago, simultaneously in India's Vedic Civilization and in China. [1] Female Asian elephants were used, sometimes in small groups, sometimes in vast regiments of thousands of animals in the 13th century, [2] primarily to produce a tactical "shock and awe" effect in the field.
A camel train, caravan, or camel string is a series of camels carrying passengers and goods on a regular or semi-regular service between points. Despite rarely travelling faster than human walking speed, for centuries camels' ability to withstand harsh conditions made them ideal for communication and trade in the desert areas of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
The Camel Museum was built in 1940 in the Al Shindagha neighborhood, and was formerly called the “Camel-Riding House” and “Beit Al Rekab”. The Camel-Riding House is known to be the property of the late Crown Prince, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum and it was built near his residence.
Camel cavalry, or camelry (French: méharistes, pronounced), is a generic designation for armed forces using camels as a means of transportation. Sometimes warriors or soldiers of this type also fought from camel-back with spears , bows , or firearms .