When you picture a camel herder, you might imagine an elderly pensioner tending to animals on a farm in Abdali or Wafra, or perhaps a cinematic figure in a far-off desert, living in tents. For ...

He was recently bitten by a camel ... a picture of his friend holding up two spiders. Warning: not for the squeamish! This picture is a perfect example of why you don't want to go to the desert.

I recently visited and, while the sunset and sunrise were unforgettable, the dunes were far from the immaculate waves you see in photos ... camel through the golden-orange dunes of the Sahara ...

It’s given us robot cars and internet-enabled glasses – but when it came to creating a “Street View” of a desert ... while the camel can only be seen in shadow on the images it captured ...

In winter, even desert plants may hold enough moisture to allow a camel to live without water for several weeks. When camels do refill, however, they soak up water like a sponge. A very thirsty ...