Camels equipped with robot jockeys race at Dubai's Al Marmoom Heritage Village in April 2021.
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Camels reign supreme in Dubai, where they compete in beauty pageants and races.
The humped animals, long-standing cultural symbols of the Emirati way of life, are so prized that cloning camels has become a flourishing industry in the Gulf State city.
Dr. Nisar Ahmad Wani, who in 2009 created the world’s first camel clone, is the scientific director at the Reproductive Biotechnology Centre, where dozens of camel clones are produced each year.