Camels the size of freakin' elephants!!!!!

This shit brings out the 8 year old in me.

The bones of a huge extinct camel have been discovered in Syria, a joint Swiss-Syrian team announced last week.

The previously unknown species lived about a hundred thousand years ago and was "as big as a giraffe or an elephant," the archaeologists say.

Based on comparisons between the ancient remains and modern-day counterparts, researchers estimate that the animal stood 12 feet (3.6 meters) tall, making it almost twice the size of living camels.

The scientists also found humanoid bones at the desert site near Tadmur (Palmyra) and stone tools with the camel's remains (Palmyra photo).

The finds suggest that the massive dromedary—or single-humped camel—was hunted by prehistoric people, the researchers add.

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