COAL VALLEY, Illinois — Two new camels are joining Niabi Zoo. On Saturday, May 13, the zoo welcomed a pair of Bactrian camels. They are housed in a large exhibit at the front of the zoo. Zoo director ...

PORT ANGELES — Eli the dromedary is turning heads at his new home between Port Angeles and Sequim. The 8-foot tall camel arrived in Port Angeles from a breeder in Tacoma on Oct. 26, and at times stops ...

Picture this. I’m at the edge of a small town situated on the western side of the Dashte Kabir, Iran’s great desert. A fog rests on the ground. It’s toward the end of the day, 40 years ago. I’m on my ...

PRESCOTT, Wash. — Izzy loves little kids and loud noises, has portrayed a zombie on TV and has his own Facebook page. Izzy, 17, is a 1,700-pound dromedary camel. He is owned by Mickey Richards, who ...

The Bactrian camel is a large even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of eastern Asia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the Dromedary which has one. Nearly all of the ...

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney introduced two new arrivals to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on Tuesday - Bactrian camels Patrick and George. These male camels are juvenile half-brothers who came ...

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Camels are divided into two species, the one-humped dromedary and the two-humped Bactrian camel. Whether equipped with one or two humps, camels are precious in desert regions throughout the world.

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A GRIP ON SPORTS • Many days during the summer there is little to discuss in this space. Folks, this isn’t one of those days. • There is so much to chat about, in fact, we spent some time lying in bed ...

PORT ANGELES — Eli the dromedary is turning heads at his new home between Port Angeles and Sequim. The 8-foot tall camel arrived in Port Angeles from a breeder in Tacoma on Oct. 26, and at times stops ...