Doug Baum is greeted by one of his camels as he walks with his son Pecos, 6, before feeding their herd in Valley Mills, Texas. Baum operates treks through the Texas desert with his camels carrying the gear. At left, a camel from Baum's herd is shown. Camels first were brought to Texas in 1856 at the urging of Jefferson Davis, the future Confederate president who then was the secretary of war.
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