At Last a Camel by terryliv

At Last a Camel

We hadn't seen any camels at all on the tour until the last morning on the run up to Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway.
Australia has the world's largest population of wild camels and they are considered a pest in many parts of the outback

See the background to this series of postings at http://365project.org/terryliv/365/2015-08-12
A great capture of the landscape and the camel !
October 21st, 2015  
Alice the camel has one hump............
October 21st, 2015  
Nice capture. Next year we are going to Flinders and staying at a camel station..therefore seeing lots of camels.
October 22nd, 2015  
Looks a lot happier here than loaded up in the Sahara!
October 22nd, 2015  
Well ain't this somethin'! Never thought I'd hear the word "pest" associated with the humble camel.
October 22nd, 2015  
Pretty cool pests!
October 22nd, 2015  
Nice capture. I like the high-key feel to this shot.
October 22nd, 2015  
@deborah63 What's that mean?
October 22nd, 2015  
Great capture Terry. Looks like you had a ball on this trip.
October 22nd, 2015  
Nice capture Poppo, love the beautiful country around Alice Springs :)
October 22nd, 2015  
I know the feral camel population has been reduced over the last few years, but there must be still at least 300,000 of the buggers around and you can only find one!
October 22nd, 2015  
Never realised there were wild camels in Australia!!!! Great that you saw one, and were able to capture it so well, before the end of the trip.
October 22nd, 2015  
@shirleybankfarm Camels were initially brought into Oz from The Middle East in the 1860s and of course were then bred in Oz Shirley. Camels played a major role in the exploration and development of the Outback until they were replaced by motor vehicles in the 1920s. The camels were set free and being ideally suited to conditions, their numbers grew and they became a burden on the fragile environment of the Outback. In 2008, it was estimated that there were about 1million feral camels in Oz.
October 22nd, 2015  
@terryliv Thanks for the information Terry. I am loving this site for this very reason. I am learning so much from all over the world as well as seeing so many new things through the eyes of lovely people.
October 22nd, 2015  
Snap!!
October 23rd, 2015  
@net Ha ha Ha Yep!!
October 23rd, 2015  
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