We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. Among the mysteries Rudyard Kipling explores in his Just So stories, is how the camel got its hump. Or should that be humps? So 'scruciating idle indeed that the Djinn of all deserts decided to teach it a lesson by creating a hump it would have cart around on its back.
And there it has remained ever since, although according to Kipling "the camel has never yet learned how to behave. But if the one-humped camel, the more accurate name for which is a dromedary, was saddled with a hump for bad behavior, what must the Bactrian camel, also just known as a camel, have done to earn two?
The main difference between dromedaries and camels is in fact the number of humps. The former, which live in large numbers in Africa and the Middle East, and more recently in Australia and North America too, is far more common that the latter, which is native to Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Apart from the obvious difference in the number of protrusions, dromedaries and camels vary in other ways too. The former has short hair, designed to protect it from the heat, whereas the camel grows a thick winter coat to see it through the harsh Central-Asian winter.
The dromedary also has longer limbs than the camel. Bactrian camels have also been described as less aggressive than dromedaries. Perhaps their two humps did teach them how to behave. Does that maybe have something to do with the amount of fur they have? Thank you for sharing all the awesome facts you found! Hi, Sherry! We think Mr. ROCKS, too! We hope you're super careful about eating bubbles.
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Join the Discussion. Richard Corke Feb 20, OMG I previously never knew the difference between two camels!! Thanks so much for the info posted here! I really like camels! Sietse Voort Feb 20, Magnificent publication detailing multiple theories surrounding topics which circumvent most falsities brilliantly. Specifically, the section where the perpetual enthusiasm creates substantial turmoil generated from significant shareholders responsible for camels. Camels are mammals with long legs, a big-lipped snout and a humped back.
There are two types of camels: dromedary camels, which have one hump, and Bactrian camels, which have two humps. Camels' humps consist of stored fat, which they can metabolize when food and water is scarce.
In addition to their humps, camels have other ways to adapt to their environment. They have a third, clear eyelid that protects their eyes from blowing sand.
Two rows of long lashes also protect their eyes. Sand up the nose can be a problem, but not for camels. They can shut their nostrils during sand storms.
Humans have used camels as a means of transport for thousands of years. They can carry about to lbs. This earned these beasts of burden a nickname, "ships of the desert. Most camels tower above humans. A Bactrian camel, according to the San Diego Zoo , grows to a shoulder height of 6 feet 1. They normally weigh 1, to 2, lbs. Dromedary camels get up to about 6. Camels aren't picky about what they eat. Their thick lips allow them to eat things that most other animals couldn't, such as thorny plants.
Camels are herbivores, though, so you won't find them eating meat. Filling up on water, when it's available, is very important for camels.
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