Comment: Found: A camel with no hump

I was thinking, that given camels are a common sight in the Australian desert that I'd ask Chris to help me put together an article for us to help travellers understand a bit more about these interesting creatures. He was receptive to that idea too. I really enjoyed my chat with him and have already learned so much. It's amazing what can be learned when you just "ask an expert"! He was coming from the angle of being pro camel and is on a national board of camel protectors but I questioned that camels were considered pests and how that fit into things and what the implications were for people like us coming across them. In particular I am never sure if its cruel to force them to run on the track when clearly they never get off then they become tired and froth at the mouth. Apparently some people hunt them and that is legal if you have a firearms licence. I consider any animal that can adapt so well to our environment to have every right to live peacefully in its environment so that's certainly not my angle on it and I'd like to find out more so we can minimise harm when we came across them in our vehicles. Each to their own, but I will be pursuing the article angle and providing all the facts I can to help us make our own choices, knowing the law's and other issues.

Another bit of interesting news - is that camel milk is soon to hit our shelves and maybe other camel products too. Chris told me this last Monday, but then I spotted it in the news the very next day!! Chris assures me it is superior milk to cow's milk as it is naturally lactose free - which will suit a lot of people today who suffer with intolerances. It is also lower in fat, and higher in calcium and other nutrients. Camel milk is very popular in many other countries and it will probably take off here quickly.