Tang there is camel fighting at 11:09 from western Turkey you might want to get in on
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The breed of camel known as
tülü, which is the one used for wrestling, is obtained by crossing two other breeds, both of which are dromedaries. The hair of the latter is comparatively long. Camels. which are dromedaries. The hair of the latter is comparatively long. Camels, which are self-sacrifing creatures, have given rise to such saying as
He’s not a camel to get his throat cut in seven places, and are also known for the grudges they harbour. When camels are angry they spit, kick and buck. Male camels have slimy pouches filled with air on either side of their mouths. In the cold winter months, which is also the mating season, there is jealousy as well as anger. Rival males who are trying to engage the attention of a female begin to quarrel. This is when man, who is keen on getting animals to fight, takes advantage of the seasonal changes he observes in the male camel and encourages them to fight each other. The people of Anatolia, who set bulls and cockerels, rams and billy-goats to fight each other, created a different tradition in the area they lived in with camel wrestling. Camel wrestling events are still a colorful feature of life in the Çanakkale, Balıkesir, İzmir, Manisa and Aydın provinces of the country. Most of these events, at which the camels are introduced by name and a list of their past successes and championships read out, take place in the months of December and February. There is real communication between the spectators and the camels they are watching so closely. The camel encourages the spectator and the spectator encourages the camel.
