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Original Email sent to various Zoos:
Hello,
I am a big fan of Camels. Dromedaries (one hump) and Bactarian (two humps).
Someone told me that Dromedaries have one hump like the letter "D" and
Bactarian have two humps like the letter "B." Ha Ha Ha.
I like Camels. Especially their humps and their toes. I find them to be
intriguing. What exactly is in their humps? I do not know.
I have taken many pictures of Camel Humps and CamelToes. How many camels do
you have at your zoo? What kinds? Can I visit your fine zoo and take
pictures of all the animals including the Camels and the Cameltoes?
I especially like a well-defined camel toe.
Do you have any photo gallaries of Camel toes on exhibit at your zoo?
Thank you very much
Felipe McPhilips

Response from The Singapore Zoological Gardens :
Dear Felipe,
we have the dromedary camel or one humped ones. There are three of them, and
you can see them opposite to the sun bear exhibit. If you come to the zoo,
do bring along a telephoto lens so that you could get a chance to take some
photos of closeups of the camels' foot, as it is not possible to get very
close to them.
regards
Francis Lim
Snr Assistant Curator (Zoology)
Singapore Zoological Gardens

Response from The Perth Zoo, Australia :
Dear Felipe, thank you for your email.
Perth Zoo doesn't have any camels and haven't had for many years.
The camel's hump is made from fat.
Best wishes.
Pamela Smith

Response from The Taronga Zoo, Australia :
Dear Filipe
Thank you for your email to Taronga Zoo regarding camels.
The Zoo does not find it appropriate to respond to your email. Perhaps you may have more luck by searching the internet for the information you require.
(Actually, she's right there are a lot of camel toes on the internet. But she did spell my fake name wrong.)

Response from The Ardastra Zoo and Conservation Centre, Bahamas :
Hi Felipe-
I am glad to see someone so interested in animals! Unfortunately, we do not have any camels at our park. However, I am very familiar with Dromedaries and Bactarian camels. They are indeed interesting and intriguing animals. Their humps are made of fat and it allows the camels to draw upon this reserve of fat during droughts, hence why they are used for pack animals across the desert.
The evolution of their toes is highly intriguing as well. They are known as two-toed ungulates and they have very soft foot pads which makes for very defined toes! Although I do not know of any photo galleries that focus on feet or specifically camel toes......
Thank you for your inquiry.
Best regards,
Robyn Howard
(Wow, that's a lot of camel information.)

Response From The Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia:
Hi Felipe,
Thank you for your enquiry about camels. It is clear that you are very passionate about these animals. We have a number of camels at this zoo. The most famous of our camels is Duchess. She used to be a racing camel but now lives in our zoo. She had a problem with her foot but she had an operation and is now recovering well. The camel's hump contains fat, not water as many people assume. You can certainly visit our zoo and photograph the camels.
I haven't found any photo galleries of camel toes but have found other information about camels for you.
I found some excellent camel information at:
http://www.webcom.com/~degraham/Camel/Info.html.
The complete website can be accessed at:
http://www.webcom.com/~degraham/Camel/welcome.html
Other camel information can be found at:
http://www.austcamel.com.au/inform'n.htm
I hope this information is helpful.
Kind regards
Erin Landells
Discovery and Learning
Werribee Open Range Zoo

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