Camels are working animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one humped dromedary makes up 94 percent of the world’s camel population and the two humped Bactrian camel makes up 6 percent. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
Happy hump day for camels… Their humps are really quite incredible! Camels do not actually directly store water in their humps; they are reservoirs of fatty tissue. When this tissue is metabolised, it yields more than one gram of water for every gram of fat processed. This fat metabolisation, while releasing energy, causes water to evaporate from the lungs during respiration (as oxygen is required for the metabolic process). Overall, there is a net decrease in water. The dromedary camel can drink as seldom as once every 10 days even under very hot conditions, and can lose up to 30 percent of its body mass due to dehydration. Unlike other mammals, camels’ red blood cells are oval rather than circular in shape. This facilitates the flow of red blood cells during dehydration and makes them better at withstanding high osmotic variation without rupturing when drinking large amounts of water.
They’re an impressive species in other ways too; camels can run at up to 40 mph (65 km/h) in short bursts and sustain speeds of up to 25 mph (40 km/h). Also, the camel’s thick coat insulates it from the intense heat radiated from desert sand; a shorn camel must sweat 50 percent more to avoid overheating.
Most camels surviving today are domesticated. Although feral populations exist in Australia, India and Kazakhstan, wild camels survive only in the wild Bactrian camel population of the Gobi Desert.
A fully grown adult dromedary camel stands 1.85m at the shoulder and 2.15m at the hump. Bactrian camels can be a foot taller. Bactrian camels weigh 300-10000kg and dromedaries 300-600kg.
A familiar sight around the world and have had huge importance in society; traditional lifestyles in many regions of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia would never have developed without the camel, around which entire cultures have come into being.
In popular culture, they’ve featured in many Disney movies, Death on the Nile, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Lawrence of Arabia and more. They’re an adorable, yet scruffy creature that is loved, loyal and respected around the world.
We supply professional animal location handlers around the world to ensure you get all the shots you require and, as overseers to ensure the wild is not disturbed, the crew will always be safe and no welfare regulations are ever breached.
It isn’t just the animals that are well trained, our team including our handlers are also highly experienced and fully qualified experts in the field.
Your handler will take full control of any animals on set and ensure the entire shoot runs properly. They will also fully manage the welfare of all the animals both on and off set; the safety and welfare of the animals is their prime concern. All of our handling is strictly force-free and only positive, reward based practices are deployed. This way you can have total confidence that by booking With The Animal Talent everything is taken care of legally, professionally and ethically.
The Performing Animals Licence is no longer relevant (it was scrapped in 2019) and has been replaced with the Animal Activity Licence, which we hold.
Our camels are covered by a £10 million Public Liability Insurance policy.
Our handlers working with camels hold the correct DWA licence and under the DWA Act 1976 strict procedures must be followed when working with this wonderful animal.
If any species of animal listed under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act are required, special measures will need to be put into place for the shoot. Precisely what is appropriate will vary species to species, but may include sectioned off areas where only trained handlers are allowed. In the event of large and dangerous carnivores, a specifically built green screen studio can also be supplied.
Animal Notes
Camels are working animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one humped dromedary makes up 94 percent of the world’s camel population and the two humped Bactrian camel makes up 6 percent. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
Happy hump day for camels… Their humps are really quite incredible! Camels do not actually directly store water in their humps; they are reservoirs of fatty tissue. When this tissue is metabolised, it yields more than one gram of water for every gram of fat processed. This fat metabolisation, while releasing energy, causes water to evaporate from the lungs during respiration (as oxygen is required for the metabolic process). Overall, there is a net decrease in water. The dromedary camel can drink as seldom as once every 10 days even under very hot conditions, and can lose up to 30 percent of its body mass due to dehydration. Unlike other mammals, camels’ red blood cells are oval rather than circular in shape. This facilitates the flow of red blood cells during dehydration and makes them better at withstanding high osmotic variation without rupturing when drinking large amounts of water.
They’re an impressive species in other ways too; camels can run at up to 40 mph (65 km/h) in short bursts and sustain speeds of up to 25 mph (40 km/h). Also, the camel’s thick coat insulates it from the intense heat radiated from desert sand; a shorn camel must sweat 50 percent more to avoid overheating.
Most camels surviving today are domesticated. Although feral populations exist in Australia, India and Kazakhstan, wild camels survive only in the wild Bactrian camel population of the Gobi Desert.
A fully grown adult dromedary camel stands 1.85m at the shoulder and 2.15m at the hump. Bactrian camels can be a foot taller. Bactrian camels weigh 300-10000kg and dromedaries 300-600kg.
A familiar sight around the world and have had huge importance in society; traditional lifestyles in many regions of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia would never have developed without the camel, around which entire cultures have come into being.
In popular culture, they’ve featured in many Disney movies, Death on the Nile, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Lawrence of Arabia and more. They’re an adorable, yet scruffy creature that is loved, loyal and respected around the world.
Crew Notes
We supply professional animal location handlers around the world to ensure you get all the shots you require and, as overseers to ensure the wild is not disturbed, the crew will always be safe and no welfare regulations are ever breached.
It isn’t just the animals that are well trained, our team including our handlers are also highly experienced and fully qualified experts in the field.
Your handler will take full control of any animals on set and ensure the entire shoot runs properly. They will also fully manage the welfare of all the animals both on and off set; the safety and welfare of the animals is their prime concern. All of our handling is strictly force-free and only positive, reward based practices are deployed. This way you can have total confidence that by booking With The Animal Talent everything is taken care of legally, professionally and ethically.
The Performing Animals Licence is no longer relevant (it was scrapped in 2019) and has been replaced with the Animal Activity Licence, which we hold.
Special Measures
Our camels are covered by a £10 million Public Liability Insurance policy.
Our handlers working with camels hold the correct DWA licence and under the DWA Act 1976 strict procedures must be followed when working with this wonderful animal.
If any species of animal listed under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act are required, special measures will need to be put into place for the shoot. Precisely what is appropriate will vary species to species, but may include sectioned off areas where only trained handlers are allowed. In the event of large and dangerous carnivores, a specifically built green screen studio can also be supplied.
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