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The Ghan

Darwin, Australia

February 4

	Hobble Training A Camel
		By the way, if the camel is not trained to lie down on command, this is the first step I use in the training process -- they are quicker to lay down when one leg is up.
		If you're in a hurry and the camel is not trained to cush, drop a loop of soft rope down (start high so you won't get kicked!) around the pastern (narrow area just above the foot) and take some time asking the camel to give to the pressure of the rope.
		To hobble the rear end, use two people to pull a soft rope under the camel while he is in the process of laying down so it sits just under both rear pasterns with a tail ends of the rope laying out on each side of the camel.
	camelphotos.com /HobbleTraining.html (1785 words)

	Camel train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A camel train is a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in a group as part of a regular or semi-regular service between two points.
		Although camel transport is most important in desert countries of the Middle East, in the English-speaking world the term "camel train" most often applies to Australia, notably the service that once carried connected a railhead at Oodnadatta in South Australia to Alice Springs in the center of the continent.
		The service ended when the train line was extended to Alice Springs in 1929; that train is still called "The Ghan" as a shortened version of "Afghan camel train." In 2004, the train was extended completely across the continent, from Alice Springs to the town of Darwin on the north coast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camel_train (152 words)

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		The camel's mouth, stomach, and teeth have all developed to allow it to eat plants that are not palatable to other desert animals.
		Camels are ruminants, similar to cows, with three stomachs.
		Knoess rightly stresses the fact that as the camels are not intensively milked, but some milk is left for their calves, the exact amount is difficult to assess.
	www.lycos.com /info/camel.html (551 words)

	Camel Trains in the Desert - China Style
		The camel is known as the "boat of the desert." in the past two thousand years, caravans on the silk Road transported silk, tea, pottery and lacquerware from China to the western regions and pearls, jade, herbal medicines and perfume from Central and West Asia and Europe to China.
		To avoid breaking the camel's nose, a knot which can be undone by a pull is tied on each camel's nose.So a startled camel may leave the caravan without the groom's knowledge.
		For example, as camels do not like hot weather, grooms often start their journey at nightfall and stop travelling at midnight in order to avoid the scorching sun of the day.
	library.thinkquest.org /05aug/01780/folk-custom/camel-trains.htm (670 words)

	Wagon train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A wagon train is a long chain of wagons, each moving together and forming a line.
		Wagon trains were common in the Old West, in other places of the world different forms of caravans and convoys were often used, such as camel trains in Australia.
		See train (disambiguation) for more information on other sorts of train.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wagon_train (82 words)

	AllCamels.com - Camel Resource Articles - Halter Training the Camel
		Some camels have a lot of "built in resistance" and will not want to walk forward unless someone is behind them "pushing" with just their presence or the light touch of a crop (use a long one so you are not in the line of fire!).
		Once the camel is well halter trained with the round rope halter, she could be graduated to the use of the flat halter-chain combination (use the chain while leading but NEVER tie the camel up with it!).
		Before I ever start to halter train a camel, (or after if she is already halter trained) I will be sure she understands the command "get back." I never want to be in an enclosure with any large animal unless they know to respect my space.
	allcamels.com /articles/haltertraining.html (2058 words)

	Camel trains in the desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The camel is known as the "boat of the desert." In the past two thousand years, caravans on the silk Road transported silk, tea, pottery and lacquerware from China to the western regions and pearls, jade, herbal medicines and perfume from Central and West Asia and Europe to China.
		Instead of being hung on the camel's neck, bells in the shape of an iron bucket are hung on a stick on the saddle of the last camel.
		For example, as camels do not like hot weather, grooms often start their journey at nightfall and stop travelling at midnight in order to avoid the scorching sun of the day.
	www.chinavista.com /experience/camel/camel.html (657 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| From Our Own Correspondent \| Dying trade of the Sahara camel train
		In Timbuktu, camel trains, that for millenia have been trudging around the Sahara with their valuable cargoes, are being replaced by the much less exotic lorry.
		Fodder for the camels was always a problem, and sometimes we would keep going long into the night looking for it, finally stopping to cook rice on camel-dung campfires and sleep under the stars.
		When a camel bolts or is badly loaded the slabs get broken, greatly reducing their value.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6070400.stm (969 words)

	Frontier Camel Farm - South Alice Springs. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Frontier Camel Farm on the Ross Highway, south-east of Alice Springs, across the Heavitree Gap causeway, or the John Blakeman Bridge is one of Alice Springs most popular attractions.
		Camels were also used extensively by the early explorers of the region.
		The Camel Ramble is a ride along the Todd River and departs the farm daily from April to October at 8.30am and 2.00pm.
	www.wilmap.com.au /atts/83.html (377 words)

	Robyn Holland Freelance Writer
		The western QLD town, 295km south of Mt Isa, is the host of Australia’s richest professional camel race meet, the Desert Sands 2000.
		Camel racing in Australia is currently worth just $130,000 in prize money but Paddy believes this figure will improve.
		Only in its second year, the Boulia event is proving to be one camel owners and jockeys take quite seriously, although there are plenty of amateurs competing for the thrill factor alone.
	home.primus.com.au /steveholland/robcamels.html (510 words)

	Welcome to Camel Train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kevin Laye is the founder of Camel Train - prior to this venture he was formerly the Sales Director of Dolby with total P & L control for his division.
		This diverse background means that he is able to offer a vast wealth of experience from his many walks of life, able to discuss and train in many areas of sales and management however he excels at motivational training, helping people to find their vision and realise the potential they have to attain their goals.
		Kevin’s other passion is the development of a company’s customer care training which alone is one of the greatest areas for improving both staff and customer retention and securing greater long term profits and business security.
	www.cameltrain.com /about.html (233 words)

	Australian Camels, Old Historic Photos
		Old photos of camels in the early days of Australia, along with some of the interesting things people were using camels for back then.
		Camel Train and cameleers, the camel teams which travel from Bourke to distant outpost.
		94 KB Australia Commonwealth Railways, Large pack train of Dromedary camels haling chaff in the Austraian Outback during the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway.
	www.camelphotos.com /camels_australia.html (278 words)

	Chinatown Online - your guide to all things Chinese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In summer they milk camels and collect camel hair and in autumn, they earn money by using camels to transport goods.
		Instead of being hung on the camel's neck, bells in the shape of an iron bucket are hung on a stick on the saddle of the last camel.
		In the vast and silent deserts, the sound of slow and rhythmic camel bells is the only music for the grooms.
	www.chinatown.com.au /eng/article.asp?masterid=104&articleid=503 (679 words)

	worldsurface.com - sustainable tourism for backpackers and independent travellers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Found in the heart of the Samburu community of Ewaso Rongai is the Desert Rose camel train.
		Stretch your legs in rhythm with the quiet footfall of the camel, listening to the world awaken around you as the sun begins its climb into the vast blue sky.
		Spot the Samburu and Rendille tribes who still migrate with their cows, goats and camels throughout this land, living as traditionally as possible, despite the subtle yet pervasive influences of the outer world.
	www.worldsurface.com /tours/tour.asp?tourid=291 (549 words)

	ALT Newsletter: CAMEL train heads for oasis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The CAMEL exchange model was derived from the regular meetings held between Uruguayan farmers to share their experiences and skills, as described to us by Seb Schmoller.
		The CAMEL group visited each of the four institutions and were treated to a range of experiences.
		CAMEL benefited by having a mix of FE and HE institutions: to quote from the evaluation, one participant had ‘seen great benefits in terms of FE/HE developing a greater understanding of one another’.
	newsletter.alt.ac.uk /e_article000615315.cfm?x=b7GGCrw,b3scdv19 (654 words)

	Camel Trains
		A Camel Train is a long line of camels that are linked together with rope and led by grooms (people who look after and lead camels).
		Camel Trains are also known as “Boats of the desert”.
		The last camel in the link carries a bell on a stick that is attached to its saddle.
	library.thinkquest.org /04oct/00450/cameltrains.htm (277 words)

	RED SUN CAMELS \| Camel Rides - Broome Australia
		This famous camel train, an icon of Broome, seen both nationally and internationally walks the golden sands of Cable Beach looking out over the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.
		With the longest and most photographed camel train in Broome, we can accommodate up to 36 riders at one time.
		Our friendly and well trained camels provide a safe and enjoyable experience suitable for all ages.
	redsuncamels.com.au (143 words)

	Fashion and style: Camel train.(Features) - The Mirror (London, England) - HighBeam Research
		Big last winter, expect it to be an even stronger trend this spring.
		Camel is a great neutral, it always looks chic, sharp and works with...
		This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1G1-70805019.html (115 words)

	Rail progress makes a sport of camel spotting - www.smh.com.au
		When the first south-north train embarks on the 3000-kilometre trip from Adelaide to Darwin amid considerable pomp and politicians on Thursday, it will trace some of the old tracks of the 19th century Afghan camel train.
		Eventually, the 1.8 kilometre-long freight trains along the new section of line are likely to play an important role in returning the beasts, sourced from the central Australian deserts, back to the distant lands from which they were introduced about a century and a half ago.
		Camels were instrumental to another project, the Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to Darwin in 1872.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/01/09/1073437468655.html (407 words)

	Byll's Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The herd is advanced by the herdsman, who picks up the back camel and places it in front of the 'lead' camel, so that they touch.
		The camel train can be steered around corners, and thus can cut across a rival herd's course and block it's movement.
		Some first sight houserules are that the new lead camel's tail must touch the previous lead camel's nose when advancing the herd.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/byll/Hobbies/BlazingCamels.html (427 words)

	Safari Camp Services: The Camel Train
		Short Camel Train (B) This safari is for those who want a camel walk experience, but cannot afford the time for a Full Camel Train.
		As well as the 4 day Camel Train, you also experience the Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru, the true Kenya Northern Frontier District, the Ndoto and the Mathews mountain ranges, the edge of the driest area in the world stretching into Somalia and right up to Addis Ababa.
		The Full Camel Train "C" This safari we believe to be the only scheduled walking safari available in all of Africa.
	www.kilimanjaro.com /safaris/scs/camel.htm (1291 words)

	Desert>Maralal & Beyond>Adventure Safari
		The camel is perfectly adapted to this landscape and is widely used throughout Northern Kenya.
		Camels with saddles are usually also supplied for those who want to ride.
		Gifted Samburu guides, for whom a camel train through the wilderness is a way of life, will introduce you to the bush and the local wildlife.
	www.magicalkenya.com /default.nsf/doc21/4YQ4KUFZEI33?opendocument&l=1&s=10&e=6&se=601 (282 words)

	Desert Rose Camel Safaris - Eco-resorts
		Camels bearing your daypacks, breakfast and water always accompany you, while the rest of the camp is packed and loaded, following behind you.
		This break is a good opportunity to let the rest of your camel train catch up, consolidating before the next advance.
		Rest and relax at the campsite, or perhaps walk to a nearby hill to watch the sunset, accompanied by a guide who enlightens you on the different aspects of his culture, sharing his world and perspective on life with you.
	www.eco-resorts.com /DRCamelSafaris.php (476 words)

	Aboard the Desert Express - Tangent E-zine Online Travel Magazine \| Article Archive - HotelTravel.com
		When it's the Ghan, a train named after a camel train (or rather the Afghan people that drove them in Australia).
		Spinifex, saltbush, sand, camels, big 'boomers' (kangaroos) and their families and the train line, linking pin-points in the 'Never-never' with obscure names like Pimba, Tarcoola, Manguri, Finke River laying ahead of us.
		As the train rumbled forwards, the terrain took on a more ironed look, passing through scattered salt lakes that wouldn't satisfy a beetle's thirst.
	www.hoteltravel.com /tangent/072004/tangent_main_article.htm (1467 words)

	Butterfly's Museum of Camels and Dromedaries - Camel E-Mail
		Many thanks to Dede for sharing her Camel Experience, which is too funny not to pass along: "In 1970 I was in Iran, hitchhiking to India, when I got a ride, which collided in the middle of the night with a camel in the desert.
		I said I was a camel salesman, and that my camels were in my "Camelot." After the service, a little girl came up to me and said she wanted a camel.
		Unfortunately, she had given the camel away before she had tried to reorder or I would not be in the dillimae that I am now.
	www.camelmuseum.org /mail.html (3645 words)

	camels
		The camels eventually arrived in New Mexico where they were assigned the task of transporting goods over a twelve-hundred-mile desert trail to southern California.
		Some of the soldiers who served as camel tenders complained that the rolling gait of their ungainly mounts made them seasick.
		In the early 1860s, some thirty-five decommissioned camels were driven north from Los Angeles to the army's Benicia Arsenal in Solano County.
	www.californiahistory.net /7_pages/early_camels.htm (272 words)

	CNN - Egypt bans animals (and their mess) at Pyramids - Dec. 28, 1996
		Officials have tried licensing and limiting the animals on the plateau, but the size of the area and the sheer number of animals have made it difficult to tell who belongs and who doesn't.
		So next month, all of the camels and their owners will be on the move to a camel campsite with a sweeping view of the pyramids.
		And since the camels can't be brought to the tourists, the tourists will be brought to the camels.
	edition.cnn.com /TRAVEL/NEWS/9612/28/egypt.camel (331 words)

	Timanfaya Camel Train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A few birds fly across the Malpais but their presence is considered accidental and limited to areas where there is some sparse outcrop of vegetation.
		Camels, admittedly, have never enjoyed a good press.
		The place is at once both romantic and bizarre, and certainly well worth the pain in the rear, induced by sitting on a primitive wooden chair strapped to the camels hump.
	www.lanzarote-guide.com /gui-eng/timanfay.htm (457 words)

	Outback Camel Tours - Voyages Hotels and Resorts
		Camels, ideally suited to the hot, dry climate of Australia's interior, were imported in the 19th century and remained the principal means of outback transport until railways and roads were established.
		In addition to the sunrise and sunset tours, there's a special 'wagon' tour for guests who may not be inclined to climb atop a camel but still want to experience their oddly graceful manner and unique character.
		Camel to Sunset - departs daily one and a half hours before sunset.The tour returns approximately two hours later.
	www.ayersrockresort.com.au /camel-tours (446 words)

	Artisan Publishers In The Beginning
		A camel train appeared, one camel plodding along in front of the next - a long line stretching back into the distance.
		It was a smaller camel train, all that was left of 20,000 animals that had arrived at a terminal city inland and been divided into smaller trains and sent on to their final destinations.
		As soon as the last ship had departed, the Saracen ships re-established their blockade, the camels departed, the gates closed, the drawbridge raised, and arrows began to fly and large rocks again were catapulted against enemies as the fighting re-commenced.
	www.artisanpublishers.com /bk_in_the_beginning.html (571 words)

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