'War camel' skeleton found in Austrian cellar

[Still Waters]

A complete camel skeleton dug up from a 17th-century Austrian cellar shows tell-tale signs that it was a valuable riding animal in the Ottoman army.

It was probably left behind or traded in the town of Tulln following the Ottoman siege of nearby Vienna in 1683.

DNA analysis shows that the beast - the first intact camel skeleton found in central Europe - was a Bactrian-dromedary hybrid, popular in the army.

It also has bone defects that suggest it wore a harness and was ridden.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-32145248

[Likely Guy]

So that's what happened to Great Uncle Abdul.