As far as I can tell this is just something weird Sake likes to do. We camel keepers avoid going into the enclosure with the animals. Perhaps it is the way she was managed as a youngster, but Camille chases people from her enclosure, and trust me, it's best to avoid a chance encounter with 1,800 pounds of determined camel. Several years ago we had a tremendous ice storm that caused problems all around the region. More than an inch of glossy ice blanketed the entire Zoo.
Cold weather is no problem for fur-insulated camels, but the slippery footing was another matter.
Camille had gotten stuck at the bottom of the hill in the camel yard. But Camille would slip and fall whenever she tried to negotiate the slope. We were terrified that Camille would injure herself. Desperate for some way to help Camille, I found an old pair of cleated golf shoes in a locker. With these spikes I slowly worked my way down the ice-covered hill, all the while feeling a bit apprehensive of what the territorial female camel might try to do.