What would it take for the use of camels to catch on in the southwest?
Yes this was an idea of Jefferson Davis for the US Army. Would it have worked?
Yes this was an idea of Jefferson Davis for the US Army. Would it have worked?
What other uses to camels have beyond being pack animals?
Jefferson Davis's idea was to use them as cavelry mounts in the desarts insted of horses. Also could camels have survived here in the wild after that experament?
Jefferson Davis's idea was to use them as cavelry mounts in the desarts insted of horses. Also could camels have survived here in the wild after that experament?
If they can survive in the Outback in Australia, they can survive in America.
The Australian Outback is sandy, like the deserts that camels are use to. The American Outback tends to be a bit rockier, which isn't so good on their soft feet.
The local tribes had better weapons to use for hunting them...If they can survive in the Outback in Australia, they can survive in America.
The local tribes had better weapons to use for hunting them...
Why hunt them when you can ride them? Apaches on camels; why not?
Why hunt them when you can ride them? Apaches on camels; why not?