This relationship, this love between nomad and camel, began thousands of years ago in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Camels, first and foremost, provided transport across the desert.

In winter, even desert plants may hold enough moisture to allow a camel to live without water for several weeks. When camels do refill, however, they soak up water like a sponge. A very thirsty ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Camels in the desert. [iStockphoto] Camels are sometimes called the ‘ships of the desert ...

a desert plain on the Red Sea, and they are mostly poor. Adam Reynolds Even the traditional folk dancing of the Zaraniq tribe incorporates the elements important to a successful camel jump with an ...

Camp with camels in the Sahara (Morocco) Make like a nomad on a caravan camping trip in the vast Erg Chigaga desert of southern Morocco. Several outfitters offer multi-day camel-trekking trips ...

Prince Ali became lost in the desert. Horses were sent to rescue him and Mufeed the camel went along to help. The horses’ hooves became hot but the thick, leathery pads on Mufeed’s feet ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there ... And animals too! A camel. What's with the hump? It stores fat in that hump to use as food ...