October 21, 2011
Knee-deep wading is bliss for camels in Chad’s Archeï oasis, a canyon whose trapped waters hold a zoological surprise. Fertilized by beasts’ droppings, algae are eaten by fish that are preyed upon by an isolated group of crocodiles. 

Knee-deep wading is bliss for camels in Chad’s Archeï oasis, a canyon whose trapped waters hold a zoological surprise. Fertilized by beasts’ droppings, algae are eaten by fish that are preyed upon by an isolated group of crocodiles. 

8:00am
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Filed under: science biology ecology archei oasis oasis chad africa camel animals algae fish crocodile 
May 1, 2011
camel milk doesn’t curdle. it’s adapted to the desert heat.

camel milk doesn’t curdle. it’s adapted to the desert heat.

9:49pm
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Filed under: science biology animals camel camel milk