horses are faster and more comfortable to ride. but yes, camels should see far more use than they do. camels used to be indigenous to Europe and still are to North America (there are wild dromedary and bactrian camels in the North American deserts, yeah they don't want you to know, and say they were brought there, I don't buy it). Also Llamas are camels. Also there are many bactrian/dromedary camels in Australia too (i think those were there indigenously too).

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