camels

Camelus bactrianus Camelus romedarius Camelus gigas (fossil) Camelus hesternus (fossil) Camelus sivalensis (fossil)

Trivia about camels

These ungulates have a third eyelid to protect their eyes from blowing sand
Evidence suggests that these humped mammals no longer found here originated in North America
Its hump or humps, composed mainly of fat, may weigh 80 pounds or more
These can carry 1,000-pound loads & go for 10 days without water
Llamas are the heftiest South American members of this animal family
A unique mobile library in Kenya is transported from place to place by these "ships of the desert"
At Jefferson Davis' suggestion, in 1855 Congress bought some of these animals from Egypt for the Southwest
When Arabs are first mentioned, in an Assyrian inscription of the 800s B.C., they are associated with these animals
Genesis 24 explains how to care for these, water them, feed them & make them kneel
The Pharaoh gave Abraham's wife some asses & some of these desert draft animals
Bedouins make their tents out of vegetable fibers & hair of goats, sheep or these animals
In Bedouin society, the most prestigious people herd these
In the 1850s, Army expeditions near Flagstaff included one led by E. F. Beale using this unique form of animal transport