DAILY PHOTO: Skinny Ox and Child, w/ Curious Onlookers

Taken in March of 2015 at Savandurga

Taken in March of 2015 at Savandurga

DAILY PHOTO: Cheetah on a Leash

Taken in May of 2016 in Zambia

Taken in May of 2016 in Zambia

DAILY PHOTO: Stalwart Street Bovine, Amritsar

Taken in April of 2016 in Amritsar

Taken in April of 2016 in Amritsar

DAILY PHOTO: Himalayan Lizard

 

Taken in July of 2016 on the trail between Naranag and Sonamarg

Taken in July of 2016 on the trail between Naranag and Sonamarg

 

This isn’t the wildlife I expected to see on our Kashmiri Great Lakes Trek, but I’ll take what I can get.

DAILY PHOTO: Bactrian Camels in Shyok Valley

Taken in the Nubra Valley (Shyok Valley) in August of 2016

Taken in the Nubra Valley (Shyok Valley) in August of 2016

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It’s the question everybody is always asking, “Do you prefer your camels with one hump, or two?”

Until our visit to Ladakh, our only experience was with single-humped camels, in places like Rajasthan and the UAE.

I have to say that I, personally, found the handling characteristics and ride of the two-humped (i.e. bactrian) camel to be marginally superior.

Of course, the bactrian is like a Porsche. It’s not at all practical as a family sedan. The two humps don’t allow room for passengers or cargo.

My main complaint,  however, is that (as you may note from the last picture) I got a camel with a flaccid hump. It was just flopped to the side. How do you think that made me feel?

 

DAILY PHOTO: Horses of Sonamarg

Taken in July of 2016 in Sonamarg

Taken in July of 2016 in Sonamarg

DAILY PHOTO: Life on the Rocks

Taken in January of 2014 in Phuket, Thailand

Taken in January of 2014 in Phuket, Thailand

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DAILY PHOTO: Massive Mammoth Tusks in the Indian Museum

Taken in Kolkata on July 4, 2016

Taken in Kolkata on July 4, 2016

DAILY PHOTO: Horse on the Maidan

Taken on July 2, 2016 in Kolkata (the Maidan)

Taken on July 2, 2016 in Kolkata (in the Maidan–Kolkata’s [Calcutta’s] main park)

DAILY PHOTO: Shut Your Big Mouth, Mr. Croc

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Taken in May of 2016 at Kalimba Reptile Park in Zambia

Taken in May of 2016 at Kalimba Reptile Park in Zambia

Crocodiles like to sit around with their mouths hanging wide open and I think it’s high time someone let them know that it’s a bad habit. A person with his or her mouth hanging open automatically gets a 20 point deduction off their estimated IQ score. So if you see a crocodile with its mouth hanging open, I think that it’s your duty to let them know they look stupid.

I dare you.