Jarlma

Jarlma was born in a paddock of "Mount Anderson Station".
Her mother, the camel cow Mona, separated herself from the herd and gave birth to Jarlma alone in the bush.
Jarlma's birth weight was around 35 kg and after a quarter of an hour she attempted to reach the udder of her mother, in which she, after many tries, succeeded.
Not even an hour after being born Jarlma followed on fragile legs, her mum, Mona.
She was born on 06/03/2000
It stormed heavily that day, lightning and thunder, one of the last storms of that wet season.
Jarlma made it right away into the headlines of the local newspaper. You will find the article below.

Mona poses proudly for her first baby photo with new calf Jarlma Jarlma makes a stormy entrance by Jacinda Birch HEAVY rain brought down more than just water at Mt Anderson with the recent birth of a new baby camel. Baby Jarlma was born on March 6 in a paddock during stormy weather after her mother Mona had been preg- nant for 13 months. Station manager Robert Watson named Jarlma after the Aboriginal name for Mt Anderson, Jarlmadanga. Camel owner Tom Beckers said it was a fitting name as Mona had given birth at the base of the mountain. Jarlma's father Bauy was no where to be seen after the birth, but the calf was busy drinking milk from mum and rolling in the mud. Mr Beckers said the labour was very fast and Jarlma was walking immediately after birth. Jarlma will follow her parents' footsteps and become a 'little ship of the desert' with the Kimberly Camel Safaris. Mr Beckers said she would join the team in three to four years with a baby saddle and then move on to a double sad- dle as she grew.

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