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Outback Camel

There are over 200,000 roaming wild camels in the Australian Outback. They were used for transport in the 1800's, and once they weren't required any longer, they were set free. They've since multiplied into the hundreds of thousands and wreak havoc on the territory.
The Australian Outback

November 3rd 2011
The Australian Outback is yet another unbelievable part of this vast and diverse land. It's a living desert where the roads just go for endless miles. It's about a 3000km drive between Adelaide in South Australia up to Darwin at the top of the Northern Territory. There's a surprising amount of life out here - it's not just sand and rocks- from kangaroos and wild horses and wild cam ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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