Emily’s Piece #2: Camels as Far as the Eye Can See

The two-day Thousand Camel Festival in Bulgan Soum begins with a camel beauty pageant — but it’s what’s on the inside that counts.

“The camel has a big body, but they have a very soft heart,” lifelong herder Dulamsuren Yunden tells Emily.

Emily at the Thousand Camel Festival in the Gobi Desert. Photo Credit: Claire Harbage/NPR