Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Today's Stat

From the May 2011 National Geographic.  Human beings are expected to number 7 billion - that's 7,000,000,000 - in the near future.  As a comparison the magazine offers estimates of the populations of various domesticated food animals.
  • Chickens:  52 billion
  • Ducks:  2.6 billion
  • Pigs:  1.3 billion
  • Rabbits:  1.1 billion
  • Turkeys:  633 million
  • Sheep:  518 million
  • Goats:  398 millioni
  • Cows:  293 million
  • Water Buffalo:  24 million
  • Camels:  1.7 million
Question:  Who eats camels?

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