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Beware camels

A woman driver in Russia discovered to her cost just how bad-tempered camels can be. The woman was driving her Toyota from the Astrakhan region to Penza at night when a group of camels crossed the road in front of her, blocking the way. She beeped her horn at the animals in a bid to encourage them to move out of the way, succeeding instead in infuriating the notoriously grumpy camels. The animals then proceeded to wreck her car, although the attack was short-lived, luckily. Both she and her two child passen
August 23, 2016 Read time: 1 min
A woman driver in Russia discovered to her cost just how bad-tempered camels can be. The woman was driving her Toyota from the Astrakhan region to Penza at night when a group of camels crossed the road in front of her, blocking the way. She beeped her horn at the animals in a bid to encourage them to move out of the way, succeeding instead in infuriating the notoriously grumpy camels. The animals then proceeded to wreck her car, although the attack was short-lived, luckily. Both she and her two child passengers were unhurt during the ordeal.

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