Pushkar Camel Fair in Pushkar, India at sun set.

'No, thanks.'

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Part of the buildings of Petra that is still standing is inheritance of the period of dominion of the Roman Empire on the region. Among them are temples, an amphitheater and an avenue of columns.

At the end of the valley where the Roman part stands, stands the famous rock formation of the camel. Talking about them in Petra, you can go for a camel ride or just take pictures with them. Unlike other Arab countries, in Jordan no one charges money for a portrait alongside this nice animal.

Camels have a rest in the middle of the day in front of the ancient pyramids in Egypt.

Close up portrait of a camel at the Ancient City of Petra in Jordan.

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Nomad camel breeder, Gobi Desert, Mongolia

People with their loved animal friends.

Two humps are better than one! His story is here: middleburycampus.com/article/there-once-was-a-camel-who-l...

Camels return to camp after training run. Dubai

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Shot this at the camp of Nomads from Rajasthan temporarily settled in the outskirts of Bangalore near Yaswanthpur.

Camel Rock Dawn

Seen in a beautiful shop in Banff where only Christmas items are sold. The shoes on the camel's feet are amazing.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISITS, COMMENTS, AWARDS AND FOR ANY INVITES.

@Petra, Jordan

August 2017

Two big camels and one baby camel.

Camel wrestling is usually organized in the Aegean (Selçuk, Germencik, Muğla, Denizli), Marmara (Balıkesir, Çanakkale) and Mediterranean (Burdur, Isparta, Antalya) regions and is associated with Yoruk (Nomad) culture. Camel wrestling is held in open squares.

Camel wrestling is held between male camels called "Tülü", which are formed from the mating of single-humped female "yoz" camels and double-humped male camels called "buhur". These camels are raised exclusively for wrestling by camel keepers called "Savran". Wrestling camels are selected on the basis of lineage, just like horses. Care is taken to ensure that the Tülüs who will become wrestlers are of the blood of the wrestling camels.

Camel wrestling takes place in four sizes, Foot, Middle, Under-Head and Head, and wins are achieved by making them run away, shouting or breaking them down. The camels are called "pehlivan", just like in other wrestling, and are announced by the jazzman. Camel wrestling is usually held in the winter months. For example, in İzmir, Manisa and Aydın, the dates of the wrestling are between December 7 and March 15.

It is said that the first traditional camel wrestling in Turkey took place in the 19th century in the village of Hıdırbeyli in the Germencik district of Aydın. However, in the chapter "The End of Camels" of Münis Armağan's book "Interesting Events in the History of Western Anatolia", it is stated that camel wrestling was organized in and around Tire during the reign of Mahmut II (around 18th.century).

Camel Rock sunrise and reflections Bermagui NSW

Two camel herders chat as they take their herd for a routine walk along the camel walking path.

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India - Pushkar - Camel traders and their family at Pushkar Camel Fair

Camel ride across Merzouga desert. Taking pictures above a camel, it's not an easy work. It was a great experience

Merzouga, Morocco 2018

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Shot at Western Mongolia while in Winter Migration

Swans on the River Camel seen from The Camel Trail in North Cornwall.

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Natural Frame ... This place is called "Bermagui". So this shot is take from behind of Camel Rock if you see on the right hand side this rock is look like Camel.

Camel HDR

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh city

Canon 400D

Canon EF-S 18-55

camel lights. strobe up and camera right. A+B 125

Pentax K-5 II s

Sigma 10-20 F3.5

Lee 1.2 ND

Lee 0.9 GND

Camels

Vers Nirona dans le Gujarat en Inde.

Géolocalisation approximative.

For when your camel is running on empty...

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Prospective buyers wander off after the sale of a camel at auction, Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates

Camel HDR

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh city

Canon 400D

Canon EF-S 18-55

Camel

Camel rock

“The camel driver has his plans and the camel has his.”

— Moroccan Proverb

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Camel face in the Hunter Valley of NSW, Australia

“The camel is a symbol of stamina, patience, endurance, and reaching long-term goals. ... Dreaming of a camel represents the need to work very hard and persistently to overcome obstacles to reach your goal.” - sleep culture

“There is no straw heavy enough to break a camel's back.

He is invincible. He is the ship of the desert that will not let you down.” - AP

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tkUY_GAJh0

DESERT DREAM – OMAR AKRAM

I am a Bactrian Camel

oh yes, I'll have you know

my weight is borne equally

on my third and fourth toes

I am an even-toed ungulate

or so the story goes

I am far superior to

the one-humped dromedary

I'm from ancient Bactria;

I'm kind and soft and hairy

my fur is like a teddy bear,

but don't cuddle me; be wary!

I am silky soft like my ancestors

who travelled the Silk Road

climbing up high mountains;

cold; carrying their heavy load

or moving across inhospitable deserts;

screeching in camel code

I am feeling very lazy today

relaxing in the rain

it's stopped a little while;

these tourists are such a pain

leaning out their windows

taking my portrait again and again

I am sighing with contentment

as they pass me by

there is no resentment;

I pretend to them I'm shy

showing them the back of me;

well that's as much as I can try

I doze; I dream; I long to be

in the silence of the night

but oh those shrieking jackanapes

now hidden from my sight

I fall asleep at last and wait

for the new dawn to break light.

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Every Saturday at high noon, the Cairo Camel market is in full swing

Single Camel on the desert in UAE.

A camel is seen feeding in the desert in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.