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I didn't realize that the bactrians were the polite camels. That's good to know. I had a nasty experience with a camel once (must have been a dromedary, but I don't remember).

A question about their personality: Are they (camels) curious about things like in the way that llamas and alpacas are? Our alpacas always have to come around and check out what I'm doing and look over all my tools and such. I was clearing some brush with a chainsaw once and when I shut the saw down and turned it off, all of them had to come up and sniff it and check it out then, they had to check over all the brush I was cutting, etc., etc. I am constantly amazed by how curious they are about everything and I've heard from friends who own llamas that they are similar, but I don't know much about camels.

If I had the last 15 years yo do over again, I would have skipped the llamas/alpacas and stuck with the camels. He is our Farm Ambassador, very loving and gentle, he works with autistic kids, and the disabled. He is a gelding (important) and just turned 11 in June, and most likely will live to be 60.