What can a camel's teeth do? (8 photos)

At the end of May 2016, all news agencies in the world reported that in India, in the state of Rajasthan, a camel bit off the head of its owner.





A camel shows its teeth. Camel festival in Pushkar. Rajasthan. India.

Well, how did you “take a bite”? Not so, of course, that you “click” your teeth and you’re done. The separation of the head from the body of the unlucky camel breeder was preceded by furious bites, dragging by the head on the ground and throwing his mortal body from side to side. The camel performed all these manipulations with its powerful jaws until the head of its owner was torn away from the place where it was supposed to be.

And no, that camel didn't go crazy. He just stood tied up all day in the very sunshine in 43-degree heat - the owner thoughtlessly forgot about him. And when he suddenly remembered and came to untie him, the unfortunate animal attacked his forgetful owner and brutally dealt with him.

They say that after this, twenty-five local residents were unable to calm the angry camel for several hours.



Camel. India. State of Rajasthan. City of Pushkar.

But here is similar news from this year, 2024. Still in the same state of Rajasthan, a camel tied to a tree saw another camel passing by and became very excited. So much so that he broke his rope and ran after him. The news doesn't say - maybe it was a camel?

The owner of the animal followed him in order to return him to a leash. But the camel unexpectedly attacked its owner, knocked him to the ground and bit off his head.



Camel festival in Pushkar. Rajasthan. India.

Local residents somehow caught the four-legged killer, tied him to a tree and committed lynching, beating him to death with sticks.

But it’s not just people’s heads that desert ships like to bite off. In 2017, in the village of Medvezhye Ozera near Moscow, an elderly 30-year-old camel, who spent his entire adult life working in the circus, tore off his left arm up to the shoulder of his owner, who gave him shelter in his “retirement.”



A camel with its owner. India. State of Rajasthan. City of Pushkar.

It was not possible to return the hand to its place, since the animal chewed it up quite a bit.

And yet, camels have a special weakness for human heads. In Australia, a tourist and Internet blogger from Melbourne named Justine decided to take a selfie with a seemingly peaceful camel. She came closer to him and...



Justine takes a selfie with a camel.

It’s good that there was no severed head or even injuries. Justine escaped with a fright (NOT a slight one) and published this photo on her blog.

But for a zookeeper in the German city of Perleberg, his encounter with camel teeth did not end so well. The man was simply cleaning the enclosure and had no intention of taking photos with anyone. And suddenly one of the camels turned towards him and bit him on the face. The caretaker was hospitalized with serious injuries.



Do you think this is a vampire camel? Or is he gently biting the camel's neck? India, Rajasthan. City of Pushkar.

So what is this unique love that the ships of the desert have for the human head?

I think that it’s just very convenient for a camel with its considerable growth, if necessary, to grab a person’s head with its teeth. It’s as if she’s asking to be put into his mouth! Take a look:

So the next time you see a camel, try to stay away from it. In this case, he will at most spit in your face. But the head will remain in place!