Urged on by robotic jockeys, camels charge down a racetrack in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar.

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Caption: URGED ON by robotic jockeys, camels charge down a racetrack in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar. The robots are remotely controlled by camel, trainers. Previously, boys as young as 4 rode in camel races. Many of them had been sold into slavery by their families or kidnapped; owners...

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