World Wide Web Resources

There are a number of web sites that contain information about camels, but most of them are one page fact sheets. A few of the more interesting and substantial ones have been selected and listed below.

• http://www.allcamels.com/
  Comprehensive site with information on care, equipment, books, where to buy camels in the US and more.

• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/camelidae.html
  Camelidae, University of Michigan

• http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0108sp.htm
  About Camels and Llamas - Agriculture 21 Magazine article, FAO

• http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X6528E/X6528E00.htm#TOC
  Camels and Camel Milk - FAO Animal Production and Health Paper.
  The 11 chapter document deals with various aspects of camels and the production of camel milk. Chapter topics include camel populations, milk products, milk composition, mild products and uses, other camel based products, feed and digestion, animal husbandry, reproduction, recommendation and discussion and a rather extensive bibliography. There are a number of photos in the resource.

• http://www.fao.org/docrep/w9980t/w9980t06.htm
  The Camel in Eritrea: An All-Purpose Animal

• http://www.camelphotos.com/DifferentTypesP1.html
  Comprehensive collection of good quality, interesting photographs of both young and adult camels. Covers a variety of breeds even Bactrian X dromedary hybrids.

  
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