article_snippet.sent: The Ottoman Army had a "camelry," using camels for transportation and to ride, Ottoman troops said.
article_snippet.sent: DNA analysis on the Tulln skeleton confirmed that it had been one of a hybrid species of camel, specifically a "Tulu," the offspring of dromedary female and a male with Bactrian DNA.
article_snippet.sent: The two species are able to interbreed, which results in larger, more powerful and efficient hybrid offspring," researchers said.
article_snippet.sent: The camel specimen from Tulln is the first archaeozoologically and genetically confirmed evidence of a Tulu hybrid camel.
article_snippet.sent: a Tulu hybrid camel was also believed to have been castrated to make a Tulu hybrid camel easier to handle.
article_snippet.sent: As opposed to the Ottoman troops -- who would likely have eaten a Tulu hybrid camel's flesh -- the residents of Tulln apparently buried a Tulu hybrid camel whole.
article_snippet.sent: However, the citizens buried a Tulu hybrid camel in a typical post-mortal position, and together with rubbish in the remnants of a cellar that was leveled," researchers said.
article_snippet.sent: In the citizens report, researchers said a Tulu hybrid camel was found on the site of what had been an old tavern called "Auf der Rossmuhle."
highlights_snippet.sent: Ottoman troops used camels as troops during the conflict .