3.1.7. Camels

The camels willingly accepted the equipment on their backs. Shaving the skin to enable contact with the thermal probe caused more aggravation than wearing the limb bands once they were positioned. The response at threshold was a clear leg lift or stamp. However, the camels tolerated much higher temperatures than other species, and custom probes with a faster heating rate were developed for them. Even after reaching temperatures in excess of 100 ◦C, there were no skin lesions other than a slight indent under the footprint of the probe. No pain, swelling or abrasion of the skin was seen. Skin temperature in the DCSA group was 26 ± 1.6 and TT 95.0 ± 14.3 ◦C (see Figure 9a).
