Cosmos, a couple of reasons; one is for weed control, camels are supposed to be good for clearing weeds such as Lantana and Boxthorn, etc. Also beneficial to run camels with beef cattle, they have a flora/bacteria in their gut which, when shared with cattle (through eating in the same paddock) assists the cattle to convert food much more efficiently.
I am an animal nut, I would have all sorts of animals if it was legal/could afford it. Not the ones that would be unhappy in captivity such as big cats, large apes, etc, but I like the slightly unusual and different. Although I had a lot of exposure to camels when I lived in the Middle East for a few years, coming originally from NZ camels are still pretty exotic to me. In time I'd like a couple of Ostriches, but they appear to be quite hard to come by.
Amethyst a camel will usually only spit if provoked/under stress. Hubby got spat at the other day, but it was his own stoopid fault for accidentally cornering Gera in the paddock.
Gera and Alice have been nothing but well behaved with me - I am hand-feeding them every morning and evening so that they grow to trust me. I am also much more cautious than hubby, who can be a bit cocky around large animals (mostly bravado). I keep reminding him that, if they wanted to, they could kill or seriously injure him with just one kick and to respect their space. He's learning slowly - especially after he got spat on :^O
