Animals are an important part of our world. They provide food, clothing, entertainment, companionship and sport. Of course, we're all familiar with the common animal sports such as horse racing, horse showing, dog racing, dog showing, polo, bull fighting, cock fighting, pig wrestling and well, hunting. But did you know about these?

ELEPHANT POLO








According to the World Elephant Polo Association -

Elephant Polo, the world's unique sport, which has been there for twenty-five years yet remains so novel and still like a big tale to many as it remains yet to be discovered. Yes, the long journey of the great elephants, their admirers and this grand game is reaching its twenty-fifth year in coming November 26th.

Yes....It is still like a big tale to many as it remains yet to be discovered.

I understand that horses are not exactly little and they are rather fast, but can a horse do this? C'mon....





RAT AGILITY
That's right. You read that right. People have pet rats....(deep breath)....and they train them to compete in agility courses...(Shudder)



According to The Agile Rat -

Fancy Rat Agility is gaining popularity as it is fun to participate in as well as to watch the Fancy Rats maneuver the agility equipment. Fancy Rat agility equipment is FAR easier to store and transport then either cat or dog agility equipment. As a matter of a fact... so are the Fancy Rats easier to house and transport than a cat or a dog... and quieter too.

I can see why this sport is gaining in popularity...who doesn't love a pet rat? Did you know you can even train a rat to use a toilet? I'll spare you that video since I wish I had never seen it.


I REALLY hope this is a joke...



CAMEL WRESTLING






According to All About Turkey-

In reality it doesn't happen and camel wrestling is more akin to comedy than to blood-sport. Bull camels normally wrestle and butt one another in a knock-out contest for precedence in a herd, and more importantly, precedence in mating. In the arena two bulls are led out and then a young cow is paraded around to get them excited. It's very easy to know when a bull is excited as streams of viscous milky saliva issue from his mouth and nostrils. Mostly the two bulls will half-heartedly butt each other and lean on the other until one of them gives in and runs away. This is the really exciting bit as the bull will often charge off towards the crowd, with the conquering bull in pursuit, and the spectators must scramble hurriedly out of the way. The antics of spectators trying to avoid a thousand kilograms (nearly a ton) of camel running towards them can lead to pure comedy and is the best part of camel wrestling. Miraculously there are few accidents.

Ah yes, nothing I love to see more than two HUGE camels, issuing viscous milky saliva from their mouths and nostrils heading full boar toward a crowd of onlookers. It's especially funny when some slow Joe doesn't move fast enough. Comedy, pure comedy.