Camel scientists: It's not the camel farts, it's the iPhone chargers

Australian company proposes killing 'farting camels' due to global warming fears

Paris - The world's association of camel scientists fought back angrily on Monday over Australian plans to kill wild dromedaries on the grounds that their flatulence adds to global warming.

The idea is "false and stupid . . . a scientific aberration", the International Society of Camelid Research and Development (ISOCARD) charged, saying camels were being made culprits for a man-made problem.