Holy Vintage Postcards Batman! Camels have three eyelids. (That's a lot of eyeshadow:)
3 pairs ensures that not a speck of sand flies into those pretty peepers. The first eyelid is lashless and clear but still blinkable.
This active camel looks likes he is ready to give you a big smooch!
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Camel Vintage Postcard
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6 cool cats commented:
seen these up close in the middle east when we worked there, ridden on one, even seen them wating to be cooked in a large pot for a wedding ceremony the more camels, the more wealth...when a baby camel is cooked, it really means the person is wealthy....sigh...
The beast in that first picture is one freaky-looking camel. Even for a camel.
I imagine the lashless/clear lid is like the sand screen first defense ... he/she can still see to walk and the sand wont get it ..
The other lids are probably like storm windows and shutters ..
Such funny looking faces
:-Daryl
Let's face it. Camels are not only totally cool to look at - they are amazing survivors. You guys probably know this but those humps actually store fatty tissue as a kind of reservoir that acts as a source of energy in emergencies. I have also heard that camels tend to be a little grumpy and will spit at you if ticked off. Still - a camel ride would be pretty darned exciting to me. I will just need to be sure and bring an umbrella with me in case that bad temper surfaces.
This is one in-your-face camel! I'll pass on the smooch, though.
Cynthia
Did you know that Moammar Ghadafi once turned up to a non-aligned summit in Belgrade with two horses and six camels on a separate plane? The (then Yugoslav) government allowed him to graze the camels in front of his hotel - where he pitched his tent and drank fresh camel milk - but they refused to let him ride to the conference on one of his white chargers. The camels are still in Belgrade Zoo, and have produced little camels...
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