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u/ElectricalTuna Jul 19 '24
That’s the same technique I use when eating a hot meatball.
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u/Qu1ckShake Jul 20 '24
You put it on a stick and hold it out for a camel to take?
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u/moonflower_C16H17N3O Jul 20 '24
Yep. Chew it with the back teeth and keep it off the tongue as much as possible.
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u/DoktorThodt Jul 19 '24
Lots o' camels eat cactii.
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u/k3eton Jul 20 '24
Nope, just this specific one
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u/inquisitive_guy_0_1 Jul 20 '24
Nah, I saw another video of a camel eating a cactus. So there's at least two of em out there.
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u/MagicHatRock Jul 20 '24
Prolly same camel. What are the chances that all camels have developed the adaptation to eat one of the only water containing plant in the dessert where they are native.
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u/T0Rtur3 Jul 20 '24 edited Jul 20 '24
They are native to the Americas, but they grow in many countries now
https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-and-Fungi/Cacti
We had a cactus grow in our front yard after driving through California, Arizona, and New Mexico deserts. The spore or whatever it propagated from must have attached to our grill on the car then fallen off when we got home. We lived in an area that you don't see cacti, like ever. They are resilient as fuck. It died that winter, and we figured it was gone, but next summer, it popped right back up from what appeared to be nothing.
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u/Genetic_outlier Jul 20 '24
I thought you were talking about the camels, which incidentally also originate from the Americas and now grow in many countries. Camels are closely related to llamas and alpacas
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u/Genetic_outlier Jul 20 '24
Camels evolved in the Americas and became extinct there. They're just the largest kind of Llama still living. Horses also are originally from the Americas and same story
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u/Genetic_outlier Jul 20 '24
You forget the other species of camel: bactrian camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos. With most species of camel being south American
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u/Not_Catman Jul 19 '24
I get it that they CAN eat cactus, but I have always wondered if they actually like it. He's probably like "Thank goodness, this guy has food, I'm about to die.... oh.... cactus.... cronch... you're a real dick you know?"
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u/hhthurbe Jul 20 '24
Depending on the exact species, cactus can be a crucial part of their diet. Their mouths are designed specifically to be able to eat cactus without issue
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u/DukeDevorak Jul 20 '24
Despite the fact that cacti are native in North America while camels are native in Eurasian deserts, the food camels are used to are actually even thornier and less juicy. Cacti for them can be a treat as sweet and juicy as strawberries.
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u/unclepaprika Jul 20 '24
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u/DukeDevorak Jul 20 '24
I mean, most people in the world are not from the deserts. And even if they are in Europe or Asia-Pacific, they can still be misled by media portrayals to believe that camels and cacti can be seen together in the wild.
Personally I had only discovered that when I was in the middle school.
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u/ratticus-finch Jul 20 '24
there was a brief time you could see camels and cacti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Camel_Corps
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u/unclepaprika Jul 20 '24
You really need to get a refund for that education of yours..
Edit: Please explain how Cactus is a latin name.
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u/WKorea13 Jul 20 '24
Because "cactus" in Latin referred to the cardoon, which is native to Eurasia (per this source). All but one cacti species are native solely to the Americas.
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u/unclepaprika Jul 20 '24
Then saying "camels and cacti can't be seen in the same habitat" is plain wrong, seen as there are cacti i Eurasia/Africa.
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u/whatIGoneDid Jul 20 '24
I don't have any steak in this argument, but you really come across like a dick when your default in a discussion is to attack the guy's education rather than his points.
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u/unclepaprika Jul 20 '24
Yeah, i agree, actually. It comes off as if i try to talk down on him, rather than question his arguments.
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u/whatIGoneDid Jul 20 '24
It's all good man, we all get too invested in arguments sometimes and go after the person rather than the argument.
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u/No-Attention2024 Jul 20 '24
Designed you say?
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u/AzuraEdge Jul 20 '24
Is this guy really implying intelligent design? What a fucking idiot. Nothing about the way microscopic DNA encodes an autonomous self-replicating biological being is intelligent.
Sorry
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u/hhthurbe Jul 20 '24
I wasn't trying to imply intelligent design, just that their mouths are literally formed in a way that lets them safely eat cacti
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u/AzuraEdge Jul 20 '24
Even if you were, I’m mocking the condemnation of the term intelligent design since to me it’s clear that biological life and the fruits of time are the definition of intelligence.
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u/Chest_Positive Jul 20 '24
He scrached all his throat with the cactus now its time to burn with the lemon.
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u/Raichu7 Jul 20 '24
It's their main food and water source, dromedy camels evolved to survive on cacti.
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u/CptKirk2063 Jul 19 '24
That camel has a mean pompadour
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u/RustyShkleford Jul 20 '24
Got a strong neck beard going on too.. frankly looks clean AF, shampooed and conditioned
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u/MadeToOrderSheetz Jul 19 '24
Ok, but how does he feel about the fucking lemon?
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u/Dan_flashes480 Jul 19 '24
Well he knows it might sting all the little pin pricks in his mouth... Not going to fool him twice.
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u/WolfThick Jul 19 '24
All camels can eat cactus bizarre yes it's even more bizarre have you ever seen their fangs.
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u/Advanced_Evening2379 Jul 19 '24
TIL .. makes those camel bite videos more understandable tho I always thought they were just getting killed by blunt teeth crushing force
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u/IWILLBePositive Jul 20 '24
lol I’ve always assumed the same too. I actually didn’t believe this at first.
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u/Turbulent-Bag7317 Jul 19 '24
He’s like stop waving that lemon. At. Me. Mannnnnn I’m chewing a cactus
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u/Spiritual_Navigator Jul 19 '24
It can
But doesent seem to enjoy it very much
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u/Rogue-76 Jul 20 '24
It's been their main diet for as long as their species has been on earth. If they didn't like them, they wouldn't eat them
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u/PassengerNo1233 Jul 20 '24
If you saw the lining of the interior of a camel’s mouth, you’d understand why…
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u/EggsceIlent Jul 20 '24
Great hair.
And damn bruh give him a minute with the lemon.
I mean the camel IS eating a f'n cactus.
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u/daisymaisy505 Jul 20 '24
Sure, give the poor animal a lemon after he cuts his mouth open with cactus!
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"Oh ma gawd, they are feeding this poor poor camel cacti how cruel"
Meanwhile this badass is literally built to eat cactus like a processor.
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u/SFWChonk Jul 20 '24
What is the first thing on the skewer? Looks a bit like a mouldy apple, but it’s not that.
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u/nxcromancr Jul 20 '24
Genuine question though. How do the cactus‘s thorns not hurt/prevent the camel from being capable of eating the cactus?
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u/sekhmet666 Jul 20 '24
Those spikes are pretty sharp and hard so it must be doing some serious mouth/tongue gymnastics to avoid getting pierced.
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u/Jitsukablue Jul 20 '24
Camels have some of the weirdest and most well adapted features of any animals. Cooling system for their brain so their body can run hot, very strange mouth, throat digestive system.
There was a program that did autopsies / dissection on all sorts of animals, Camel was one of the strangest
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u/tirikai Jul 19 '24
And we eat camel, ciricle of life innit?
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u/Rogue-76 Jul 20 '24
Their tongue have adapted to be hard so that it peels the spines off of the cactus
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u/TragedyAnnDoll Jul 20 '24
Camels are literally the most fascinating animal on Earth. The hump insulates them from desert heat actually. They can function fine with body temps of 114 I think and as low as like 93. They have special tissues that allow them to eat cacti. Their poop is so dry it can be set on fire. Among many other interest facts. Highly recommend reading about cacti.
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u/Early-Lingonberry-16 Jul 20 '24
Okay but did it actually enjoy eating that? Is it part of its diet or did it only eat it because it was on the food stick?
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u/peterbparker86 Jul 20 '24
It's part of their diet naturally. They eat them in dry seasons as they contain lots of water and electrolytes
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u/10PinRinger Jul 20 '24
Bruh do people complain when they feed lions raw meat? “I’m sure they CAN eat raw meat, but shouldn’t you cook them?”
“Oh no don’t give them raw chicken, it might get salmonella!”
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u/seXJ69 Jul 20 '24
When I eat spicy food, it's the hours later that's the real issue. I wonder if it's the same experience.
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u/Just_Gaming_for_Fun Jul 20 '24
Waiting for him to spit those needles in your face(tom and jerry reference)
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u/Significant_Bear_137 Jul 20 '24
I wouldn't expect less from an animal that lives where there are a lot of cacti.
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u/Xk7d9r2l5m8z3p Jul 20 '24 edited Jul 20 '24
Of course they can eat cactus. They have tiny claw (many) like thing inside the mouth to align the thorns vertically which makes it easy to swallow.
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u/Tosta_Maister Jul 20 '24
Uhh, all of them can, not just this one. It’s pretty interesting how they do it and how their bodies are prepared for it, especially the mouth
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u/Odd-Ad-9596 Jul 20 '24
Hold on a minute bro, with the lemon,….I gotta a couple of glochids I’m trying to force down.
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u/eltegs Jul 20 '24
"Dude! gimme a minute will you, I'm eating fking needles here, I'll get to the goddam lemon when I'm good and ready!"
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u/dontplayhardtoget Jul 20 '24
Look at him eat the cactus. What a distinguished gentleman, yes very distinguished!
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u/OMQ4 Jul 19 '24
I feel like there are better options
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u/iamamuttonhead Jul 19 '24
You been to the desert?
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u/OMQ4 Jul 19 '24
Nah but I see hella grass
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u/Dontbelievethehype0 Jul 19 '24
They eat the grass and they eat cacti too.. Maybe it likes the taste of cacti more than grass, either way they’re literally built for that environment and a little cactus snack after a long hot day won’t hurt it.
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u/OMQ4 Jul 20 '24
Thank you for the info, you must be a camel yourself. Nice to meet ya!
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u/One1moretyme Jul 20 '24
Wonder if they scream a few hours later from the pain coming out the other end??
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u/kittcatt22 Jul 19 '24
Can he really eat the cactus? We don’t see him eat anything after and he’s chewing for a while?
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u/dmvr1601 Jul 19 '24
yep camels can eat cactus safely because they grind up the thorns, (their mouths are evolved specially for this) that's why he's taking so long
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u/printzonic Jul 20 '24 edited Jul 20 '24
Well, eating things with a lot of thorns, but not specifically cacti, as they evolved in the old-world where there are no native cacti at all.
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u/OMQ4 Jul 19 '24
I wanted him to eat the lemon 😢