AbstractMy passion for adventure brought me to the Camel Reproduction Centre in Dubai where I was able to combine my love of animals with exciting research. Research as always presents many challenges, marked by periods of success and exhilaration, as well as periods of frustration and disappointment. However, whether it has been trying to relate oestrous behaviour to follicular wave patterns, working out the intricacies of embryo and semen collection, handling and cryopreservation or performing pioneering experiments hybridising New and Old World camelids it has been a time of fulfilment and satisfaction, as well as the realisation that determination and diligence can sometimes make the impossible possible! I will be forever grateful to the late Professor Roger Short who suggested I explore the world of camels, to the late Professor “Twink” Allen whose vision and encouragement has inspired me throughout my whole career and all my scientific friends and colleagues with whom I have had the pleasure of working over the years. The biology of camels will never cease to amaze me and I hope that the work we have done, and hopefully continue to do, will enable others to better understand the intricacies of camel reproduction and encourage them to explore it further.
Julian Skidmore (Wed,) studied this question.