Whilst the boy and his family made their way to drive with the next race, I took some time to look at the camels and get some portraits (stay tuned because the portraits will come up later!)
This is a closer look at the guys coating the winner. (There was a camel-head in the background which I removed)
I posted this camel after the bottle was empty last month already ( https://365project.org/ingrid01/extras/2022-03-30 )
For the viewers just dropping in: the orange stuff is a mixture of saffron and water. They coat the camel's head and neck when he won the race so he is easy to recognize!
Also Pam and Esther commented on the marks. The marks are most likely from branding. It looks quite fresh on this camel and the purple makes it look even worse in my opinion.
I Googled and googled after their comments, but other than "A set of vertical lines (l) and circles (o) are used to create the brand that identifies the animal with its owner" I could not find.
Most camels had marks. And after zooming in on this one: https://365project.org/ingrid01/365/2022-04-09 it makes me wonder if a mark is added after doing a race because the smaller one in the neck looks fresher to me too.
@pamalama@dutchothotmailcom Yes, the marks are most likely from branding. It looks quite fresh on this camel and the purple makes it look even worse in my opinion.
I Googled and googled after your comments, but other than "A set of vertical lines (l) and circles (o) are used to create the brand that identifies the animal with its owner" I could not find.
Most camels had marks. And after zooming in on this one: https://365project.org/ingrid01/365/2022-04-09 it makes me wonder if a mark is added after doing a race because the smaller one in the neck looks fresher to me too.
I Googled and googled after your comments, but other than "A set of vertical lines (l) and circles (o) are used to create the brand that identifies the animal with its owner" I could not find.
Most camels had marks. And after zooming in on this one: https://365project.org/ingrid01/365/2022-04-09 it makes me wonder if a mark is added after doing a race because the smaller one in the neck looks fresher to me too.