Here, we report the ingestion of anthropogenic waste, primarily plastic bags and rope by dromedary camels…
-The Plight of Camels Eating Plastic Waste, Marcus Eriksen, Journal of Arid Environments, February 2021
Why are the camels wandering around what looks like a dump? And where do they drink? Here, they’re like pigeons or rats. Like GOP voters. My problem is that more people read and comment on an article about Meghan Markle than on this. Well that’s one way to clean up wasted plastic bags, but we’re gonna need a lot more camels.
-Readers Comments of the Washington Post Op-Ed about this article
I sent this article to KhairAllah for his comments, through his son Soliman who can translate and read it to him. I doubt I’ll hear back, but I can imagine what he’d say. Mafrūd Yākulu Shauk, They’re Supposed To Eat Thorns.