00:00They are called Beast of Burden because of the weight they can carry.
00:20So in summary, the most important use of camels for the people who live here in the desert
00:25is to use them as vehicles, to travel, traversing the desert.
00:35But for the camels, there is a heavier burden.
00:55The risk of extinction of their kind in the wild.
01:08In the middle of the desert in Abu Dhabi,
01:14we met a group of camels grazing.
01:18And in the middle of the sunset and heat in the desert,
01:23it's like they're not grazing anymore.
01:27These are the dromedary or one-humped camels that are commonly seen in the Middle East.
01:35While grazing, we noticed some of the camels here.
01:40Some of these camels have haples,
01:43so that they won't spread out for whatever reason, I don't know.
01:46For the cows, they put milk haples on their backs
01:51so that they won't get kicked when they milk the cows.
01:57Maybe so that they won't be able to walk or run fast.
02:03One of them is a female camel.
02:05The good thing about Lulu is that she can be held.
02:09Because according to the people who take care of her,
02:14she's used to the people around here.
02:18So she's used to being held, so she's used to people.
02:23She's used to being in the company of humans.
02:27So she's used to being in the company of humans.
02:30She's used to being in the company of humans.
02:35Very muscular neck.
02:37Even though their natural habitat is deserted,
02:41the camels here are domesticated or used to people.
02:46Because of the huge influence of people on one-humped camels,
02:51many of them were domesticated
02:55until no one is considered wild.
03:01In summary, one of the most important uses of camels
03:05for the people who live here in the desert
03:07is used as a vehicle or beasts of burden.
03:12People and animals use them to travel,
03:18traversing the desert.
03:21One camel can carry up to 450 kilograms
03:26or equivalent to a sack of rice.
03:28It can also last up to 7 days in extreme heat
03:33without drinking or eating.
03:36When I was a kid, our teacher told us
03:39that the water is here.
03:41Well, in a way, that's true.
03:43This is fat, and when needed, it is converted to water.
03:51She uses the fat in her hump
03:54to serve as energy
03:56even though it does not drink or eat for several days.
04:00But when it sees water,
04:03it can drink up to 15 gallons of water
04:07in just 10 minutes.
04:11In the Philippines,
04:13where camels are not native,
04:15they need to carry a different weight.
04:19The United Nations declared 2024
04:22as the International Year of Camelids.
04:25This is to give importance to the camels
04:29in the lives of people living in the desert.
04:34Aside from transportation,
04:37camels also carry a lot of goods,
04:40just like in the Middle East.
04:42The Al Ain Camel Market
04:43Al Ain Camel Market is the largest market
04:47for dromedary or one-humped camels in the UAE.
04:51They sell up to 600 camels here every day.
05:13Yes.
05:19We've seen some of them get sick
05:22because they already have nasal discharge
05:25or respiratory problems.
05:27You would think, because they get stuck here.
05:29That's why they get infected here.
05:31Some of the camels
05:33are bought for their milk and meat,
05:36while some use camel racing,
05:40a traditional sport in the UAE.
05:41What's this? This one?
05:43This one's for racing.
05:45How do you choose which one's for racing
05:48and which one's for me?
05:50Before this, for racing.
05:52Before?
05:54Before.
05:56You see this, the white one?
05:58Before for racing.
06:00Finished.
06:02Finished already?
06:04How old?
06:06Two years.
06:08Sher used to use them for camel racing.
06:11They say the ones from Oman and Qatar
06:14are the brown-colored ones.
06:16They're of better quality for racing.
06:21Just gonna look at you.
06:23Just gonna look at you.
06:25Look at his eyes.
06:27There are some...
06:29Well, they use that to cover their eyes
06:31especially when there's a sandstorm.
06:33From a camel farm,
06:34the newly-arrived camels are taken to a camel farm.
06:39You see how they get out of the truck?
06:41They get out of the truck.
06:43Our cows,
06:45and the horses,
06:47they get out of the truck.
06:51In the UAE,
06:53camels are found in deserts or markets.
06:58Here in the Philippines,
07:00they're found in zoos and rescue centers.
07:04Just like Romeo and Juliet.
07:09Right now, the two camels are living here.
07:12He has lesions on his skin.
07:15Don't touch me, okay?
07:17Most likely, he might have skin diseases.
07:20We can give him dewormers and mites.
07:23Sometimes, it spreads.
07:25On his skin.
07:27We can start treating it already.
07:31But for their treatment,
07:34it's not easy.
07:37He's going to leap.
07:39Just a little bit more.
07:44He's looking at you.
07:50All of a sudden.
07:52Just get closer.
08:00Don't stop.
08:04Don't stop.
08:08You see?
08:10He's crazy.
08:13Okay, let's get the other one.
08:15Romeo is bigger and stronger,
08:18so we had to tie him up so he wouldn't leap.
08:25Even though he's been in the desert for three years,
08:31he's still unable to tie himself up.
08:34Just a little more.
08:45It's been 2,000 years.
08:50One-armed camels are also considered wild animals.
08:55That means,
08:57they are free to live in the desert.
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