Why are there no camels in modern day North America?

There was a kind of camel that lived in North America when the first humans arrived, Camelops hesternus. It’s likely that, similar to the native horses that lived around the same time, they were hunted to extinction. read more

Dr. Grumpy re-tells the fascinating story of the importation of camels to North America for use as beasts of burden. He begins: Following the Mexican-American war, the United States found itself in control of a large desert, covering what’s now New Mexico & Arizona, and parts of Texas, California, and several other states. read more

Actually, that was the one of the reasons for the War of 1812 - the USA tried to remove the British presence from North America by invading Canada. While many Americans often say that the war ended in a draw, the failure to conquer Canada and remove the British presence from North America proves that on some level, it was a loss for the USA. read more