Education

Resources about camels and camel culture for kids and classrooms. Camel FAQs Download a handout of Camel FAQs Timeline of Camel Corps History Learn more about the Texas Camel Corps […]

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Ivan and Cheri French operate Oklahoma Mini Mill, a fiber processing operation, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. In this video we learn about the couple and the creation of their business; in […]

"The 18 people spending their day (or days, in some cases) with the trees included civilians from all walks of life, members of the Arizona and Nevada Conservation Corps, and […]

A species of giant two-humped camel, Camelus knoblochi, is known to have lived for approximately a quarter of a million years in Central Asia. A new study in Frontiers in Earth […]

Education chair Doug Baum discusses the potential for camel tourism with Saif Rodeni on his Youtube channel Camel Plus.

Founded in 1997 by Education Chair Doug Baum, the Texas Camel Corps visits sites with the goal of educating the public about the use of camels in America during the […]

Education Committee Chair Doug Baum shows the process of building a traditional camel saddle.

Valeri Crenshaw contributed to this short documentary by Camel Plus. Camel Plus produces short documentaries on camels and camel relevant activities around the world. This first documentary is about Texas […]

San Antonio news station KENS 5 produced this segment on the Texas Camel Corps showing visitors the way camels were used at the Alamo by the Army when it was […]

The Big Bend region of West Texas hosts an intoxicating mixture of history and mystery. From the Marfa Lights to the McDonald Observatory to the vistas of Big Bend National […]

This essay by Valeri Crenshaw was originally published in the Salem, OR Capital Press. My Granny used to have this kitschy plaque hanging on her wall that said, “My mind […]

Watch a short documentary by Doug Baum, chair of our Education Committee, about the American government's unique plan to use camels as pack animals in 19th century desert Southwest. The […]