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  • The first Camel Beauty contest was in March of 2007 and this area was just a dusty piece of desert on the edge of the empty quarter.  About an hour outside of Abu Dhabi the Al Dhafra Festival put on by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage is under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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  • Calves are used to lure camel mothers to the parade ground gate.
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  • Barbed wire fencing for the camels auctioned after the judging.
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  • A camel is given a massage to limber it for competition.
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  • Hired trainers with their camels at the competition.
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  • Hired trainers with their camels at the competition.
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  • Spectators overlook the camel parade grounds and judging pens.
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  • Tents are set up, carpets laid on the sand and lavish food is shared.
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  • A covered woman photographs Sheik Tahnoon Bin Mohamed, Ruler of Alain.
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  • A hoist lifts a camel into a truck for her journey home.
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  • A hoist lifts a camel into a truck for his journey home.
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  • Early morning at the annual camel beauty contest.
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  • Early morning fog at the camel beauty contest.
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  • Hired trainers with their camels at the competition.
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  • A family parades their camels for all their neighbors to admire.
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  • A family parades their camels for all their neighbors to admire.
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  • Tents are set up, carpets laid on the sand and lavish food is shared.
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  • Men gather in the shade of a tent to socialize at a camel competition.
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  • Men gather in the shade of a tent to socialize at a camel competition.
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  • Men gather in the shade of a tent to socialize at a camel competition.
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  • Camels have help mating at the camel beauty contest compound.
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  • A covered woman photographs Sheik Tahnoon Bin Mohamed, Ruler of Alain.
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  • Covered women photographers gather for a view of the Ruler of Alain.
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  • Calves are used to lure camel mothers to the parade grounds gate.
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  • A hoist lifts a camel into a truck for his journey home.
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  • Hired trainers with their camels at the competition.
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  • Bedouin spectators overlook camel parade grounds and judging pens.
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  • Cars and cash are the prizes for winning camels in the competition.
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  • Calves are used to lure camel mothers to the parade ground gate.
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  • Men gather in the shade of a tent to socialize at a camel competition.
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  • Camel parade grounds and judging pens.
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  • A camel is hoisted aloft for a massage to limber it for competition.
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  • Bedouin spectators overlook camel parade grounds and judging pens.
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  • A family parades their camels for all their neighbors to admire.
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  • Ruler of Alain arrives at the suq area of the camel beauty contest.
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  • Camels are washed in preparation for the camel beauty contest.
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  • Camels are washed in preparation for the camel beauty contest.
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  • A boy riding a baby camel.
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  • A trainer herds camels for a morning judging.
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  • Families gather and pass time waiting for their camels to be judged.
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  • Camels are decorated with tassels for a camel beauty contest.
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  • A trainer coaxes camels to the judging area by giving them a treat.
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  • A trainer controls camels preparing for a morning judging.
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  • At a camel competition, entrants sit around a campfire.
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  • At a camel competition, entrants sit around a campfire.
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  • Camels are washed in preparation for the camel beauty contest.
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  • A family prays at sunset near the campfire at the contest compound.
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  • A boy patting a prized camel.
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  • At a camel competition, entrants sit around a campfire.
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  • Friends gather to socialize at a camel competition.
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  • At a camel competition, entrants sit around a campfire.
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  • Dark and light camels line up for an annual beauty contest.
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  • Camels are washed in preparation for the contest and competition.
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  • Photographer, Melissa Farlow, at the annual camel beauty contest.
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  • Entrants arriving for the camel contest in cars and trucks.
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  • Writer, Matthew Teague, at the camel beauty contest near Abu Dhabi.
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  • Hired trainers with their camels at the camel beauty contest.
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  • Sandals are removed before entering tents.
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  • A hoist lifts a camel into a truck for her journey home.
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  • Camels converge on Abu Dhabi for an annual beauty contest.
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  • Racing camels are exercised in the morning to stay in shape.
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  • Racing camels are exercised in the morning to stay in shape.
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  • Arriving for the camel contest in cars, trucks and by camel.
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  • A falcon perches on its trainer's block.
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  • A female camel gently touches her owner.
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  • Camels are decorated with tassels for the annual beauty contest.
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  • Hired trainers with their camels at the competition.
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  • Dishes are washed in a camp kitchen.
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  • A young camel is slaughtered for meat in a camp kitchen.
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  • A man leads a baby camel through the chaos of four wheel drive vehicles.
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  • Trainers at a camel contest watch over the valuable animals at night.
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  • Camels are decorated with tassels for a camel beauty contest.
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  • Cars that will be prizes for winning camels line the parking area.
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  • Camels converge on Abu Dhabi for an annual beauty contest.
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  • Under the shelter of a tent, camel contest entrants eat lunch.
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  • Handlers control camels during competition.
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  • A camel is gently touched by its handler.
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  • A camel is gently touched by its handler.
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  • Racing camels are exercised in the morning to stay in shape.
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  • Sunrise brings early competitors to the camel beauty contest.
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  • Sunrise brings early competitors to the camel beauty contest.
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  • A camel gently touches its owner.
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  • Hired trainers with their camels at the competition.
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  • Cars that will be prizes for winning camels line the parking area.
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  • A camel with oblong nostrils and drooping lips.
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  • A camel with oblong nostrils and drooping lips.
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  • A curious camel.
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  • A curious baby camel.
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  • A curious baby camel.
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  • A family parades their camels for all their neighbors to admire.
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  • Camels are kept clean in preparation for the camel beauty contest.
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  • A curious baby camel.
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  • Camel's feet spread apart to keep them from sinking into the sand.
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  • Camel's feet spread apart to keep them from sinking into the sand.
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