One of the most important things to remember about the Middle East is that there are camels and then there are dromedaries. It does not do to confuse the two. The very important difference can best be described as being in the hump.
Camels have two humps each.
The poor old dromedary has one hump each.
It is, in fact, the dromedary that is native to Arabia whilst the camel is native mainly to Bactria, which, for the benefit of the masses, corresponds roughly today with what is northern Afghanistan; although of course, today there are many camels in Arabia.
I have no idea as to whether one can cross a camel with a dromedary but this link might help you determine that. I wouldn't visit the site unless you were feeling somewhat strong of stomach:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract
The camel is stronger than the dromedary and can hump heavier weights; the dromedary is faster than the camel and is rather better as a cavalry camel type animal than is the camel; 'dromas' in ancient Greek, meaning 'swift runner'.
So, if you dress respectfully, know your camels and only eat dromedary eyeballs; I feel sure that, even though you're from Australia, all will be well.
Oh yes, here's something that might interest you:
http://www.austcamel.com.au/acn_home.htm
Toodle Pip.
