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Special Event

World Camel Day

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Fee:

Fees apply for dig site tours and are $5.00 or less per person. Other camel-related activities will be free.

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Location: LAT/LONG: 31.603690, -97.175470

6220 Steinbeck Bend Dr. Waco, TX 76708

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

4 hours

Type of Event

Partner Program

Talk

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Description

Celebrate World Camel Day with us!

Did you know camels are the second most common fossil species discovered at Waco Mammoth? Camels lived in North America right alongside our Columbian Mammoths during the Ice Age!

Celebrate with us from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Special Activities include:  

• Meet live camels
• Special camel programs
• Camel story time
• Arts & Crafts
• Junior Ranger Program
• New Camel exhibit debut on Dig Site tours (fee applies)

We look forward to seeing you on World Camel Day!

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Reservation or Registration: No

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Image Gallery

In situ fossil remains of a camel discovered at Waco Mammoth National Monument

A woman pets a camel as a camel caretaker looks on.

A camel stands in front of a tree and looks up to the sky. Parked cars are in the background.

A camel shows its teeth while chewing on some grass

In situ Western Camel (Camelops hesternus) fossil remains at Waco Mammoth National Monument.
courtesy of City of Waco and Dava Butler

A visitor pets a member of the Texas Camel Corps during Fall Fossil Festival at Waco Mammoth National Monument.
NPS Photo / Rachel Nelson

A member of the Texas Camel Corps. The camels will be at Waco Mammoth on World Camel Day to celebrate with us.
courtesy of City of Waco and Dava Butler

A member of the Texas Camel Corps up close and personal.
courtesy of City of Waco