Camel Wrestling Championship, 2015
- 4. EVERY YEAR 3rd SUNDAY IN JANUARY
is the annual Camel Wrestling Championship held
in Selcuk in Turkey.
- 5. The event puts together two bull (male)
camels with a female camel on heat nearby.
- 6. The camels fight it out for the female, leaning
on each other to push the other one down.
- 7. A camel wrestling event involves considerable pomp
and ceremony. The camels are decorated, and
participate in a march through town followed by
- 12. Held in an ancient stadium at Ephesus, near the
town of Selçuk, the camel wrestling championships
have drawn thousands of spectators annually. The