The camel’s were from an experiment to raise them as pack animals for U S Cavalry units in the Sonoran desert.
The project was abandoned due to the onset of the Civil war. And although the original herd of 66 animals was not enough for a viable Gene pool, some of the descendants managed to survive into the early 20th century
The camel’s were from an experiment to raise them as pack animals for U S Cavalry units in the Sonoran desert.
The project was abandoned due to the onset of the Civil war. And although the original herd of 66 animals was not enough for a viable Gene pool, some of the descendants managed to survive into the early 20th century