Victoria Police will be the first in Australia to get a fuel-efficient, all-terrain vehicle on hooves to decrease the carbon impact on law enforcement officers. Is that the case?

It’s April Fools’ Day, and the Victoria Police Department has joined in the fun.

The nationwide police force executed a funny hoax on Facebook on Friday, presenting their new Camel Mounted Division, which is ostensibly intended at solving climate change and fuel prices.

“Victoria Police will soon take ownership of its new caravan of Camels as part of an expansion to mounted operations,” according to the post.

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“The new one and two hump camels will be a welcome addition to the current herd, helping the organisation address both climate change and fuel price hikes.”

It went on to mention some of the advantages of the ‘recruits,’ such as “saving money on water cannon costs.”

This well-equipped deployment takes pride in having “three sets of eyelids, two rows of eyelashes, and the ability to completely shut their nostrils” – a significant improvement above the capabilities of the present force.

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Furthermore, dromedaries are a “fuel-efficient” all-terrain vehicle that, according to the police, “can be deployed on long-range beach and desert patrols” and are equivalent in speed and agility to racehorses yet requiring less water and food.

According to the release, East-West Specialist Operations Inspector Bactrian Camelus stated that the addition of camels will help police overcome some of the humps in ordinary policing.

The Facebook account then clarified that it was a prank and that Victoria Police was instead seeking fresh recruits.

Netizens quickly picked up on the humour and provided some amusing remarks.

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“Great idea for public demonstrations – you will be able to enable spit mode…lol. Might make a nice change to being spat at by the public!” remarked one person.

Another person joked that the choice was made too soon. “Well, I think they are a bit early bringing these camels in. They need to wait till climate change has turned Victoria into a complete desert, then they will be very useful,” they replied.

“Their droppings could be recycled to give farmers much needed natural fertiliser,” a third reply stated.