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By Dead Sea, camels graze at Earth's lowest place

Each winter, camels lope around the moon-like desert landscape of the lowest place on Earth under the watchful eyes of their Bedouin Arab herders, in an ancient tradition passed from father to son over the generations.
Each winter, camels lope around the moon-like desert landscape of the lowest place on Earth under the watchful eyes of their Bedouin Arab herders, in an ancient tradition passed from father to son over the generations. (Photo | AP)
Each winter, camels lope around the moon-like desert landscape of the lowest place on Earth under the watchful eyes of their Bedouin Arab herders, in an ancient tradition passed from father to son over the generations. (Photo | AP)
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It's a simple life. The herders eat mainly bread and olive oil while drinking thick black coffee boiled on campfires. (Photo | AP)
It's a simple life. The herders eat mainly bread and olive oil while drinking thick black coffee boiled on campfires. (Photo | AP)
They sleep under the stars, near the herd, for weeks at a time. There is no cellphone coverage or other modern amenities. (Photo | AP)
They sleep under the stars, near the herd, for weeks at a time. There is no cellphone coverage or other modern amenities. (Photo | AP)
Bedouin lifestyles have changed dramatically in the last few decades, with many leaving their traditional nomadic ways to settle in towns of southern Israel, trading their camels for pickup trucks and living off tourists instead of goat herds. (Photo | AP)
Bedouin lifestyles have changed dramatically in the last few decades, with many leaving their traditional nomadic ways to settle in towns of southern Israel, trading their camels for pickup trucks and living off tourists instead of goat herds. (Photo | AP)
About a day before it's time to give birth, the mother camels separate themselves from the herd, sometimes walking several kilometers to find a private spot. (Photo | AP)
About a day before it's time to give birth, the mother camels separate themselves from the herd, sometimes walking several kilometers to find a private spot. (Photo | AP)
The herders later find them standing guard over the newborns, protecting them from wolves and jackals, the main predators in the area. (Photo | AP)
The herders later find them standing guard over the newborns, protecting them from wolves and jackals, the main predators in the area. (Photo | AP)
The herders sell some of the baby camels as well as camel milk to make a living. (Photo | AP)
The herders sell some of the baby camels as well as camel milk to make a living. (Photo | AP)
As winter comes to an end, the area gets very hot and the camels are taken to a higher elevation, where it's cooler. (Photo | AP)
As winter comes to an end, the area gets very hot and the camels are taken to a higher elevation, where it's cooler. (Photo | AP)
Until next winter. (Photo | AP)
Until next winter. (Photo | AP)
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