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KUNTZ: The experiment was
abandoned in 1866 when railroads made Army
pack animals obsolete, but an unintended result
of that failed project meant that there was dozens
of feral camels roaming around the Southwest
for decades to come
abandoned in 1866 when railroads made Army
pack animals obsolete, but an unintended result
of that failed project meant that there was dozens
of feral camels roaming around the Southwest
for decades to come
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KUNTZ: The experiment was
abandoned in 1866
00:00:04.655 --> 00:00:08.689
when railroads made Army
pack animals obsolete,
00:00:08.689 --> 00:00:11.517
but an unintended result
of that failed project
00:00:11.517 --> 00:00:14.655
meant that there was dozens
of feral camels
00:00:14.655 --> 00:00:17.793
roaming around the Southwest
for decades to come.
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Movie Summary
America's past teems with bizarre, mysterious stories that seem too incredible to be true yet are documented in the archives of the nation's newspapers.