Why are there camels in Australia? I recently saw a documentary about Australia that showed camels but didn't mention how they got there.

After living in Alice Springs (central Australia), I came to pag-ibig the wild camel. Many were brought in sa pamamagitan ng the British, but as the sagot above have not mentioned many were also brought in from India when the Indian Pacific (the long railway line that runs up the centre of Australia) was built. Indians built this railway and used camels to transport themselves and materials as they could carry heavy loads and did not need much water or food.

Hope that helps!

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They were imported sa pamamagitan ng various British explorers throughout the 19th century, in order to investigate the interior. Around the turn of the 20th century, pioneers had started breeding camels in order to further settle in lands where camels are best suited.

Mind you, Ricky, camels in Australia can ONLY be found in zoos.
They not roaming around the outback like our kangaroos and other native animals.

they swam across from Africa and now live in trees with koala's......they were imported sa pamamagitan ng the British

The others are right (besides the living in trees with koalas lol) I'll just add that the pioneers found camels a lot better for the deserts of Australia because they could walk through sand a lot better than horses who had trouble with Australia's rough terrain and often destroyed the local habitation with their strong hooves.

There in Australia zoo Durr...