Domesticated for 3,000 years, camels have been a source of transportation, food, milk and leather since ancient times, but some of the world’s wild camels are now critically endangered. Here are a few ...

There are two species of camel: the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) and the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius). About 90% of the world’s camels are dromedary camels, also known as the Arabian ...

In the 1880s, a wild menace haunted the Arizona territory. It was known as the Red Ghost, and its legend grew as it roamed the high country. It trampled a woman to death in 1883. It was rumored to ...

Abu Dhabi, Nov. 12th, 2006 (WAM)--As a show of respect to late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the UAE,in the second anniversary of his death, two new Arabic encyclopediason horses and ...

Alongside the common barnyard animals at the Orange County Fair, such as pigs and chickens, are dromedaries of the Sahara, by way of San Diego. The animals from the Oasis Camel Dairy are at the Costa ...

Aboriginal officials in Australia have approved the killing of up to 10,000 camels as a region battling scorching heat and a long drought deals with animals searching for water. Officials in the ...

San Antonians braved the Saturday morning heat to gather at the Alamo to mark a period of Texas history — not the 1836 battle but of the time that camels roamed the state in service of the U.S. Army.

Visitors to El Rancho de las Golondrinas this weekend can get an introduction to a lesser-known chapter in the story of the American Southwest, one that doesn’t make it into the typical Hollywood ...