I was wondering why they shave camels and found this explanation in an interesting article from Saudi Aramco World http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198906/imbaba.htm

"Despite their differences, the camels do have their strange haircuts in common. Some are shaved except for a Mohawk strip of hair that is sometimes painted red or orange. Others have lines of shaved hair running in patterns all over their bodies: zig-zags, circles or diagonal lines. A few others have their heads shaved and what seems like a beard left under their gyrating chins. In this, the owners are cultivating not a punk culture among camels, but rather their own commercial interests: The cut hair eventually makes its way into camel-hair coats and jackets in shop windows on Bond Street or Fifth Avenue - or Shari' Sitteen in Jiddah, for in the Arab world too a cloak, or bisht, of camel hair is considered a luxury. Shaving the camels is thus another, and a renewable, source of income for their owners."

Also, a short video by Tim including a camel conversation. It’s odd, but some camels are more interested in attention, while others have a lot to say. These were definitely talkative camels.