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Myrtle is one of he most gentle of the group, and has been broken in to ride by us. She has given birth to Archibald which was her first calf. Myrtle is an extremely caring mother but is too kind for her own good as she let jasmine pouch her milk to the detriment of Archie. Providing milk for two other camels took its toll on myrtle and caused her to use a lot of her fat reserves and so has had floppy humps for the much of the summer. Now Archie is about 18 months old, he has been weaned enabling myrtle to put on weight her humps are straightening up again. She is hopefully due to have another baby in the spring 2008.
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