Did you
know that a camel’s hump is like a lunch box? After a good feed, a camel
changes the extra food and water into fat and keeps it safe in its hump. A
camel can then go for days without food or water, living on that fat. That is
why people use them for crossing deserts. Camels don’t have to stop all the
time for a drink or a bite to eat.
When camels do get hungry, they’re definitely not hard to feed.
Camels eat all kinds of grass and plants, even those that are dry and thorny.
In fact, a hungry camel will gobble up tents, straw baskets, and even leather
belts and will drink 25 gallons of water in just a few minutes!
The dromedary, or Arabian camel, has one hump. You’ll find the dromedary
in North Africa, the Middle East, and India. The Bactrian camel, which lives
mostly in Central Asian countries, has two humps. Both camels can carry people
and heavy loads and are excellent for making long journeys. But camels can be
quite ill-tempered. They bellow, bite, or kick hard if you tease them. They
even spit when they’re unhappy!
Camels are useful in other ways too. Their hair is used to make tents,
blankets, rugs, ropes, and clothes. Camel skin is used to make footwear and
bags. Cheese and other foods are made from camel milk.
Here’s an oddity: camels have a double set of eyelashes. These help to keep the
camel’s eyes safe from sand during desert storms. During sandstorms the camel
just closes its nose while long hair protects its eyes and its ears too. []
Photo Source: George Steinmetz (NG- Turkiye)
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Aceh, Indonesia
26th April 2016
TM. Noumi
Packed and Ready to Go (Camel)
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