and a herd of about a dozen camels led by two men is returning, raising a golden sand cloud. The camels had been out grazing in the night at the foothills of the ancient Aravali mountain range ...

Horses were sent to rescue him and Mufeed the camel went along to help. The horses’ hooves became hot but the thick, leathery pads on Mufeed’s feet allowed him to walk on the burning sand.

Camels rarely sweat, even in desert temperatures ... Their nostrils close to keep sand at bay, and they have bushy eyebrows and two rows of long eyelashes to protect their eyes.

Starting in the west of Mongolia, Gordeon crosses blistering sand dunes, endless rocky plains and the treacherous Bumbat Mountain, with only his camels for company. If he is to succeed ...