Woman dies when pet camel tries to mate with her
{{date|August 20, 2007}}
[[Image:Camelus dromedarius in Singapore Zoo.JPG|right|thumb|200px|A file photo of a camel.]]
An unnamed woman from [[W:Mitchell, Queensland|Mitchell, Queensland]], [[W:Australia|Australia]] has died after her pet camel knocked her down to the ground, stomped on her, and then laid on top of her, in what police suspect was an attempt by the camel to mate with her. The woman was found at 18:30 ([[W:Time in Australia|AEST]]) by her husband after he finished feeding his stock at the family ranch.

The woman in question had a fondness for exotic pets, and received the camel as a 60th birthday present. The camel was ten months old, and weighed 152 kg (336 lbs). Camels have lived in Australia since they were transported there in the 1840s. Camels are not normally aggressive, but can become more dangerous if treated as pets.

According to the police, the camel displayed possible mating behaviour. Craig Gregory, Detective Senior Constable for Queensland Police said, "I'd say it's probably been playing, or it may be even a sexual sort of thing." One camel expert, Chris Hill, claimed that the animal's behaviour was definitely sexual.

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6954728.stm|title=Pet camel kills Australian woman|author=|pub=BBC|date=August 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,22270362-5001028,00.html|title=Woman killed by pet camel|author=|pub=The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|date=August 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/19/world/main3181944.shtml?source=mostpop_story|title=Australian Woman Killed By Amorous Camel|author=|pub=CBS News|date=August 19, 2007}}

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[[Category:Queensland]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Oceania]]
[[Category:Camels]]
A file photo of a camel.
An unnamed woman from Mitchell, Queensland, Australia has died after her pet camel knocked her down to the ground, stomped on her, and then laid on top of her, in what police suspect was an attempt by the camel to mate with her. The woman was found at 18:30 (AEST) by her husband after he finished feeding his stock at the family ranch.

The woman in question had a fondness for exotic pets, and received the camel as a 60th birthday present. The camel was ten months old, and weighed 152 kg (336 lbs). Camels have lived in Australia since they were transported there in the 1840s. Camels are not normally aggressive, but can become more dangerous if treated as pets.

According to the police, the camel displayed possible mating behaviour. Craig Gregory, Detective Senior Constable for Queensland Police said, "I'd say it's probably been playing, or it may be even a sexual sort of thing." One camel expert, Chris Hill, claimed that the animal's behaviour was definitely sexual.
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