No gallery of mine from Saudi Arabia would be complete without a camel picture, and indeed I do have a couple of them, but these aren’t the cute, cuddly looking ones this time. There were rides for children during the day, and I ran into those same camels in the evening. It was clear this camel was not happy and didn’t like his handler, and sadly I think the feeling was mutual. It was quite different from the situation I had seen at both the camel souk and camel beauty pageant, as well as on a private farm in Diriyah. In my very uneducated opinion as I'm no expert on camels, I have to think that the treatment these animals receive by handlers is reflected in their behavior. I think the people looking on felt sorry for it as well.

The other unhappy camper picture: