Camel E-Mail
The Internet is a strange and wonderful place. Since I put up the Camel Museum page I've gotten occasional e-mail from people who found it one way or another and were prompted to comment. It seems appropriate somehow to make these messages a permanent part of the Camel Museum!
September 6, 2001
Trying to find out when where camels were introduced into the United States.
Reason I need to know? I do a lot of microphone work here in Virginia City,
Nevada, where the 42d annual camel races start tomorrow. I can't seem to find
anything on Camels other than 9 Bactrian Camels used to carry salt in Nevada
for a short time until the State Legislature banned them at the demand of the
teamster union, then in 1960 the first Camel race was sponsored here by the
San Francisco Chronicle, won by John Huston while directing the Misfits.
That's all I can find out. Can you help me? Thanks
Many thanks to this reader, who was kind enough to procure an event t-shirt, program, and poster for Butterfly's camel collection!
August 24, 2001
My name is Anna Jonsson and I work as a freelance writer for a magazine called
CML. It's published by RJ Reynolds (Camel cigarettes) and we are constantly
looking for cool stories regarding camels.
Where is your camel museum?
Would you be interested in me writing a little piece about your camel collection?
July 30, 2001
How are you doing? It has been awhile since we last spoke. I see that you
have a new camelmuseum website. It's very nice.
About a year ago, you helped me find a stuffed camel called Humphrey. Well, I was going to see if you could help me again. I am looking for a stuffed camel that was made by DAK about 10 years ago. He didn't have a name on his tag and I affectionately call him "Little Camel." He is my favorite camel in the world. My business requires that I travel all over the world and I always take "Little Camel" on all of my trips, but unfortunately, he is getting a bit worn.
I will try to scan a picture of him in the next few days and send it to you. He looks like this: He is approximately 8" long, he lies on his stomach with his legs flat on the floor. From the floor to the top of his head is about 4 to 5". In fact, he lies almost like a person that lays on their stomach with their arms and legs stretched out. He has a beautiful one-hump and a cute little neck and has an adorable little smile that is accented in black thread. He has brown fur except on his face, ears, and legs which are covered with a lighter brown, suede-like fabric. His hoofs are even divided by the black thread. He has brown eyes and little round ears.
I've searched all over the Internet for him and haven't had any luck. Do you know of any collectors or businesses who might have some older DAK animals? Price is not an issue. I'll even give somebody a reward if they can find him for me!!!
I hope you can help. I'll be in touch later and send you a scan of "Little Camel"!
Thanks for your help. I hope I have as good of luck finding him as I did with Humphrey.
Your camel-loving friend,
David
July 30, 2001
hello
my friend & I were discussing where does the camel store it's water. my friend said
it's in the humps & I said that it's in the feet. please let us know were the water is
stored.
thanks
your site very enlightening.
July 27, 2001
found your site while researching camels for a book I am writing. Can you tell me if
baby camels are born with any hump at all, (I realize it is stored fat) or does it
develope later? I appreciate your help. Thank you.
July 22, 2001
hi there! I am sittng at home with a few friends and we were wondering
what a baby camel is called??
And the answer is... a calf or colt.
July 9, 2001
i use to collect camels but don't anymore. are you interested in buying all or part of
my collection? i live in southern sydney.
May 30, 2001
Just found your web site and I LOVE your camels. I am looking for a camel made from
stained glass. Have you any of them? A friend of mine makes stained glass pieces and
she just made a cat for me, a birthday gift for a friend who has a cat whom she loves
dearly! This stained glass cat my friend created is really lovely and looks just like
my friend's cat, Toby.
I have been searching the web all morning for a stained glass camel. I have a friend in Boston who collects camels and I am going to have friend make one for her as a gift, to take with me when I go to visit her in July. I'm wondering if you have any ideas which I could use? I would like a rather "funky" looking camel... very colorful, sort of a patchwork design. LOTS of colors. If you have any ideas or know of any web sites where I might look for photos of colorful and unusual camels, I would very much appreciate your letting me know.
Thanks, Norma in Toronto, Ontario Canada
June 29, 2001
I am a camel collector too. and I also have hundreds! Jewelry, stuffed,
teapots, rockers, jade, pictures, cartoons etcetc, Who are you! I have
almost all the same ones as in your pictures. I have collected camels for
the last 30 years. Write back and I'll tell you the funny story of how it
all started for me (hint-it began with a Camel Experience).
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. The tribe of nomads who owned the camel demanded ME as equal payment for the camel, as a work animal of equal value. It took a walk to the Soviet border and much negotiation to figure out how to compensate them. In the end, it proved that I am actually worth much less than a camel. This is a very abbreviated version of the true story of how I got connected to camels."
June 20, 2001
I am a minister and during a message I made a joke about a costume I was wearing.
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. I tried
to tell her that it was just a joke and that I did not really have any camels.
Unfortunately, she visits us about once a month, and every time she sees me, she
asks "where's my camel?" I want to be nice to her, and so I thought to satisfy
her that I would buy her a small stuffed camel. However, I can't find a store
anywhere that sells such items. Can you help me?
I really don't want to spend more than about $10.00 if I don't have to, after all, this is just a token gift, not a major purchase.
I look forward to hearing something from you.
Sincerely,
Camelot empty minister
Note: I'm happy to say this minister's camel lot is no longer empty.
April 23, 2001
Our church will be conducting the Secret of the Stone Tablets Vacation Bible
School during the week of June 18, 2001 and are asking for your support.
Approximately 50 children will be attending this five-day event. We'll dig
into Bible Truths, experience a Recreation and Snacks Bazaar, discover
treasures at the Crafts Kiosk, and much more. These activities will require
additional funding and expenditures.
Without your help, we would not be able to provide as many activities for our youth. We are looking for stuffed camel or any other desert animal to decorate the rooms. We thank you for your contribution and look forward to receiving your reply. Please make all checks payable to Hosanna A.M.E. Church. The deadline for donations is June 1, 2001.
March 28, 2001
please if it's possible to send me your fax and telephone number and adress.
we have one camel and dromadaires musuem project in morocco and we are looking for partenairs to help us
March 6, 2001
Is there camel riding in turkey? Istanbul? Thank you !!!!!
February 22, 2001
help me i really need some camel information for my report that is due at the
end of the month please send me some web sites or info that you already know
February 21, 2001
I just found your website and I LOVE your camel collection. It's really cool.
Do you want to swap links? I don't mind putting your website link on mine if you would do the same. Have a look at my camel page at: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~chameau/blue/camel/ And tell me what you think!
I also have another webiste, which is like a resume/portfolio. not much camel stuff, but a picture I drew! http://www.supercamel.com
from another BIG camel fan,
Livia
PS the camels featured on my website are only about 1/4 or my collection. I haven't updated it for years, it just takes too long. but I have some cool stuff including camel chopsticks, and a mug/cup scrubber, a sarong which I just got from Bali and heaps more...
Aren't camels just the best? have you ridden one before? I've ridden them about 5 times. I want one!! :) Do you like dromedaries or bactrians? let me know.. I'm so excited to have found another camel fan :)
February 12, 2001
I love camlez!!! I think they are so cool!! E-mail me and we can b pen pals!!
February 6, 2001
Hi 'butterfly'- I really liked your page on camels. I'm half-Turkish/American and it
really reminded me of 'the old country.' I heard on NPR that a new breed of camel was
discovered in China! Anyway, hope all is well. If you'd like to get some wooden camels
from Turkey to add to your collection, I have a friend who has a shop there. Take care,
A.G. in Virginia
February 5, 2001
I need to buy a real camel or rent one
can you please help me.
February 5, 2001
I am an italian girl and I appreciated very much your camel and dromedary museum. I
particularly appreciated the clip art images of such pages (the camel on books,etc.)
Where did you get such images? Do you have others? Please, if you can, let me know soon!
January 30, 2001
Do you know where I can find camel wallpaper? I want to decorate my living room in a
camel train theme. Thank you for your time.
January 15, 2001
I saw your website and have a question. i have a original Sigikid Stuffed camel that is
about 6ft. tall (lifesize). it is hand made in germany and is worth about $3000. if you
or any friends are interested please write back.
January 15, 2001
I started collecting camels about a year ago when I went to see the Rockette's
Christmas show in Detroit and they had live camels on stage. I usually get
my camels from zoo gift shops. Someone recently told me I am the only one
they ever heard of who collects camels. I guess I am not alone.
December 13, 2000
Do you happen to know who shipped Camels to the US in the 1950's. Was is
Alexander W. "Dolphin" (not sure of spelling). [from a 3rd grade student]
December 9, 2000
hi my name is sue. my mother is also an avid camel collector. it started
when we lived in Israel. i have a question, where can i fine a picture
frame with camels on it? i would like to put a recent picture of myself
in it, and give it to her for Christmas. any ideas? truly enjoyed your
web site
December 5, 2000
Any idea where I can purchase halters, and other tack, for camels? I'm bottle raising a
baby camel, and was assuming that llama halters were what I would have to use on him.
Any ideas? I would appreciate any imput. Thanks.
November 20, 2000
Hello !!!
I am a Camel collector pack, of cigarettes of course, and I am very passionate collector
and I would like to ask you something. Could you send me some pictures of the old collection
packages and the new one, please ? Thank you very much
November 27, 2000
just thought i would drop you a line to say how impressed i was by your camel site.
i like yourself am a collector of camels, though i haven't been collecting quite as
long as you i have managed to collect a herd of about 95, give or take a couple, i got
into collecting about 18 months ago and i now have everyone i know on the look out for
them, i'm one of those people who it is really hard to buy for so a lot of my family
and friends found it a great relief when i started collecting camels.
i got started with a camel i purchased at a flea market, i spotted him at this stall and asked the elderly lady about him, she said her father had bought him home from the second world war when he was shipped home after having been wounded whilst fighting for the allies in egypt, he apperently got a couple of friends to buy some presents for his family as he was in the hospital and couldn't make it out, her present was the camel which she had kept for over 50 years, "he has a lot of character".
as i was leaving the flea market (which we call "swap meets"), i was approached by another woman who had wanted to show her daughter the camel, her daughter apperently was studying fabrics and design at university and was helping her mother out on this particular day, so i took the camel over to show her daughter and she said that she thought the design and the material that the camel was made of was of indian origin and that the camel had most likely been made in india and sold to egyptian traders and had probably made it's way to egypt via camel train as this was still quite common in the early 40's.
so thats how i got hooked on collecting camels and ended up with 95 and still counting (i want a thousand).
well anyway i had better go.
i hope you enjoyed the story : )
October 25, 2000
I am representing an artist who has created a masterpiece wood carving of a
Dromedary camel—(4'x 2'x 4'). This piece was made from four different exotic
woods, with 4000 hrs. of work put into it. It weighs 150 lb. This is a magnificent
piece and it truly needs to be seen by those who appreciate the awesome, majestic
camel.
Please visit the auction at www.yahoo.com. Look under yahoo auctions when you get to the sight and then click on art then sculptures.
The title of the piece is "CAMICHAEL." You will NOT be disappointed !!!!
October 21, 2000
hello could u tell me where i could buy camels from?
and give me a price range
October 16, 2000
hi, i saw your beautiful pictures that you've post on the wesite..they are
so pretty, my name is Michelle, i live all the way here in Hawaii, and i am
wondering how much you paid for those photos, i hope this is not a stupid
questions, because i am looking forwards in opening a studio something like
that in a foregin country..but i was hoping you can tell me how many
pictures you took and how many...(hope this is not rude! cuzs i am doing a
research on this before i start)
September 29, 2000
Thought you'd appreciate the following, if you haven't seen it already.
Friday September 29 9:43 AM ET
Pencil-Carrying Camel Convoy Blocked
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has refused to allow a convoy of camels carrying pencils to Iraq to pass through its territory, Iraqi newspapers said Thursday.
Quoting an Interior Ministry source, the newspapers said the pencils were donated by the people of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a gesture of support for ordinary Iraqis.
"Sheikh Sa'd Bin Tha'in al-Mansouri and a number of the UAE people decided to organize a convoy of camels to transport one million pencils to Iraq via Saudi Arabia," the source said.
He said al-Mansouri submitted a request to the Saudi embassy in the UAE requesting permission to cross Saudi territory, but this was turned down.
Iraq's relations with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council—a regional alliance comprising Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and the UAE were strained by Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have yet to resume diplomatic relations with Iraq.
The UAE, which joined a U.S.-led alliance that drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait in 1991, has led calls to end Iraq's isolation.
In 1998, the UAE began a ferry service between Dubai and Iraq's port of Umm Qasr with United Nations permission. In April the UAE reopened its embassy in Baghdad.
September 13, 2000
Do you know any camels as tatoos?
July 29, 2000
Hello! I've been collecting camels since grade school - a children's song
"Alice's Camel" was our camp favorite that year, and since my name is Alice I
identified with the camel theme. My collection is still small, only 25
camels, but it does include the beanie baby Humphrey, which I recently found
out was rare.
What a neat site!
June 26, 2000
I'm writing an article on the Christmas Star and I'm assuming the Wise Men
rode across the Syrian Dessert to Bethlehem on camels. What are the
limitations on the camels? How many miles could they travel in a day? How
many days in a row could they do this? If they departed from Babylon, 550
miles away how long would it take them?
June 24, 2000
I was just wondering if you can help answer that question about the camel behavior?
Does adding salt to a camel's food increase its ability to retain water?
May 10, 2000
Hi Butterfly my name is Tara, I'm from Australia.
I have a passion for Camels. If I had the property I would own several and I will one day. Anyway I decided I would check out the net for information on Camels, thinking there wouldn't be much if any, but to my suprise there's heaps. If you know of any favourite site's on camels please let me know.
April 22, 2000
I thought I was the only camel afficionado in the world...I stumbled on
to your site. So glad I did. It's nice to know there are other
collectors and lovers of camels such as I out in the world...Maybe we
should form a club?...Best wishes to you and HELLO to camel lovers
everywhere.::))
April 9, 2000
I just stumbled into your site thru ask.com and searching for camels. I
saw the comments from the various collectors and I too am a collector
with over 400 various camels. I even have a camel site if you would care
to see it. I think I have one of the largest collections of camel
clipart on the web. I also would be interested in linking your site on
my links page and would be honored of you would consider linking mine.
I saw one comment that said something about having camel collectors have a place to get together online....do you know of a place? I would be most interested in discussing our hobby with other collectors...
Additionally I have a link on my site to a woman in Oregon that has two live camels and raises Llamas....She has a male Dromadary called Gobi and a female Bactrian called Butterscotch.
The addy to my site is... http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/kmlaw
January 2, 2000
HI Butterfly,
My name is Gil Riegler. I am starting the first camel dairy in the United
States. A friend introduced me to your web page on camels and I would like my
page to be linked there once it is up. I will be at cameldairy.com.
I am still working on the page. Well... I am actually still reading the first
pages of my program guide book....
I cut crystals to make the money to buy the camels that I will need to produce the milk. Very expensive ... and very time consuming.
Just wanted to introduce myself,
Have a great new year!
May 23, 1998
hi buttrfly........i love your camels :-)..... i was just looking for
images for a home page.... astrology.. as my nick is 'sand' i was
thinking of a large saharan sand dune
March 22, 1998
I just love this site...LOVE it. Its wonderful. What fun
Can you tell I am fond of camels? I LOVE this site.
I wish you would make a place available for camel collectors to meet...since there seems to be an underground network of us out there, we need a place to congregate!!!! LOVE this page...and I too collect camels. Show some more of your pieces, please.
March 17, 1998
I am looking for a poem about the camel's ability to go long periods of
time without drinking. This poem is used by recovering alcoholics as a
tool and I was hoping you can help me find it. Thanx.
And the answer is...
The camel each day goes twice to his knees
He picks up his load with the greatest of ease.
He walks through the day with his head held high
And stays for that day completely dry.
January 23, 1998
Dear butterfly,
I'm desperately looking for some one-humped camel gifs and I can't find
anything useful on the internet or in clipart. Can you help me??? Thanks.
Do you know how much water a one humped camel can drink at a time? I was
asked this question just now, I wonder whether you know.
January 22, 1998
Very Interested in raising real Camels. If you have any information that
might help please send. Thanks.
December 29, 1997
My name is David and I'm a 33 yr old electrical engineer that lives
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Like you, I collect camels of all sorts especially
porcelain, brass, glass, and other figurines. My wife recently ordered
a stuffed camel from Stuffed Animal World. I have never been much into
collecting stuffed animals although I do have a couple of camels that
are stuffed. My wife gave the Camel as a shower gift to her friend that
is expecting a baby. As I say, I was never a collector of stuffed
animals, but this one was *special*. He was a two humped camel about 10
to 12" tall, named Humphrey, made by a company called Gund. After
seeing it, I had her try and order me one from Stuffed Animal World
on-line and as luck would have it, they have sold out of them and do not
plan to restock him. 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. Would you know of such a camel and where I might be able to find
it? As you can see, I am desperate.
I also would be interested in knowing if you know of any good catalogs (on-line or off-line) where a camel enthusiast like myself might be able to find some camel artifacts. I prefer camel statues whether they be porcelain, brasss, glass, etc. I have often bought some forms that I have painted and decorated myself and actually prefer these since they can be customized to suit my taste.
Looking at your web page it looks like we have similar interests and I like both Dromedaries (my favorite) and Bactrian camels whether they be figurines, paintings, pictures, etc. If you have any information that may assist me in my search I would appreciated it, and perhaps one day I can return the favor.
Here is a pic of me and my wife riding camels of course I sorta doctored it up. :)
November 29, 1997
I saw the following article, and thought of you ...
Loan repayable in camels:
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Libya is to give neighboring Niger a loan of $16
million, which will be repayable in part by the delivery
of camels, Niger's government daily Le Sahel reported.
The loan will be made at the start of the year by the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank, according to the newspaper's Wednesday edition.
It will be repayable over 10 years, with 2-1/2 years grace, and the 3 percent interest will be payable part in cash and part through the export of 1,500 camels a year.
September 13, 1997
Hi, butterfly: I know a guy that has over two hundred camels. go to his web
page at http://members.tripod.com/~brobob/camelshtml. be sure and look at
camel 2 page. one more thing we sell camels at wholesale prices.we just got
new leather camel were going to give it to medi for his collection. e-mail
us back let us know what you think.
nice job on your site lots of good camel stuff well got to go. thank you so
much.
August 11, 1997
So, you love Camels too, huh? My son, Nick (4-1/2), has affectionately
nicknamed them "Chubbies." I don't know where he picked that up. He got
to ride on some in Tunisia and has been in love with them ever since.
We've got camel everything. And, if we don't have it -- I know where to
get it! If you're looking for something, let me know. Since I've had to
learn about these magnificent creatures too, I have really learned to love
and respect them. It would be an "honor" to be of service to you in your
camel quest!
(Being in New Mexico) Do you have, like, any REAL camels that you've
collected? Have you found any other cool camel sites?
August 8, 1997
I am new to Cyberspace and I just wanted to thank you for your amazing
page on camels! Have you done anything similar for unicorns or grasshoppers?
My kids just love what you've done for camels.
July 18, 1997
Could you give me some information about the feeding mechanism of the
camels? Could you explain me how camels do cudding? What is the function of
sensitive kidneys to the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin and the high
tubular reabsorption in the kidneys? How are they effect the camelsthat
they produce low volume of urine? If you answer my questions as soon as
possible I would be very happy.I am looking forvard to your message.
June 28, 1997
Butterfly: I was just looking through the WWW for camel stuff, when I came upon your
camel page. I have been collecting camels (one hump) since my early teens as
well. I am now 35. I never thought there was another person on earth that
collected camels. Like you say, everybody has to have a hobby.
So, I just wanted to e-mail you and say that I think your camel hobby is
great. I know that when I go into stores and ask them if they have camel
figurines... I get the strangest looks.
If you know of a great place to get camels...let me know?
April 20, 1997
I am a camel figure collector. I am a very passionate collector and may I ask
if you could send me some pictures of your figures, if it isn't an inconvenience.
Send e-mail to Butterfly