Camel
A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as “humps” on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food and textiles . As working animals, camels—which are uniquely suited to their desert habitats—are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world’s camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up the remainder. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered,more info:wiki
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#10 Camels,more info:worldanimalfoundation
A camel is either of the two species of large even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus. The Dromedary is a single hump camel, and the Bactrian Camel is a double hump camel. Both are native to the dry and desert areas of Asia and northern Africa. The average life expectancy of a camel is 30 to 50 years. Humans first domesticated camels approximately 5,000 years ago.
Although there are almost 13 million Dromedaries alive today, the species is extinct in the wild. There is, however, a substantial feral population in central parts of Australia, descended from individuals that escaped from captivity in the late 19th century. The Australian government has culled more than 100,000 of the animals, claiming the camels use too much of the limited resources needed by sheep farmers.
The Bactrian Camel once had an enormous range, but is now reduced to an estimated 1.4 million animals, mostly domesticated. It is thought that there are about 1,000 wild Bactrian Camels in the Gobi Desert, and small numbers in Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Russia.
A small population of introduced camels, Dromedaries and Bactrians, survived in the Southwest United States until the 1900s. These animals, imported from Turkey, were part of the US Camel Corps experiment, used as draft animals in mines, and escaped or were released after the project fell through.
#9 Dromedary,more info:wikipedia
#8 5 CAMEL DISHES IN DUBAI .What to eat and where to eat i,more info:shortlistdubai
#7 HOW MUCH WATER CAN A CAMEL DRINK?,more info:animals
A camel’s hump stores fat, not water. As he eats and drinks, he builds hump fat reserves that sustain him through lean times. A camel’s water intake varies according to his environment, his exertion level and the amount of fat in his hump. A thirsty camel can drink more than 30 gallons of water in less than 15 minutes.
Bactrian and Dromedary Camels
Bactrian camels live in central and eastern Asia; dromedaries, or Arabian camels, live in northern Africa and the Middle East. The two types of camels are distinguished by their humps — the dromedary has a single large hump, while the Bactrian camel is dual-humped. Though their humps are shaped differently, they function the same way, serving as fat stores to get camels through times of limited resources.
Camel Humps
The number of humps doesn’t affect the humps’ purpose; both types can hold up to 80 pounds of fat. The humps change as the camels draw upon the fat in their humps for energy if they don’t have food to eat or water to drink. As the fat is used, the bactrian camel’s humps will lean over and droop. The dromedary’s more elastic hump shrinks in size.
Drinking and Eating
The amount of water a camel drinks depends on many things, including the kind of work he’s doing, the environmental conditions and how much he currently has in his hump. A very thirsty camel may drink up to 32 gallons of water in approximately 13 minutes. The camel’s diet also provides hydration opportunities; when the vegetation the camel eats is higher in water content, such as during colder months, he may forgo drinking because he gets what he needs from green plants.
#6 Just Back: The prettiest camel in Oman,more info:telegraph
#5 5 Unusual Facts About Camels,more info:geobeats
#4 The ultimate travel companion? A beginner’s guide to shopping for a camel,more info:adventure
I am, you might say, an aspirational camel buyer. I’m in the market for one. And yet I live in London, so it probably won’t transpire any time soon. Instead I’ll continue to scheme, and dream, and wait for the day until I can legitimately call myself a camel owner.
A fair question might be: Why would someone in London think of buying a camel? Of course, I don’t want it here. It wouldn’t be particularly useful on Oxford Street on a busy Saturday—not that it would even be the oddest thing there. What I do aspire to, though, is to purchase a camel for another desert crossing at some point in the future.
To date, I’ve traveled on foot in the Gobi and the Empty Quarter, and in 2016, I spent a couple of weeks in the Southern Sinai desert. There, I walked with two Bedouin and a wonderful, friendly and sturdy camel called Harboush. Harboush carried all the kit for our team of four, as well as food for over a week and up to three days’ worth of water. He walked over cracked, hardened earth, through soft and rippled sand, and over sharp, fractured granite rock.
Never once did he complain, and our only falling-out was on the first evening when he got his nose into the box of cucumbers. In hindsight, it was a small tiff, and all was soon forgiven.
#3 This Wild Camel Sanctuary Used to Be a Nuclear Test Site,more info:meridian
Long ago domesticated, Bactrian camels are native to central Asia, and are able to easily endure the tough conditions of the steppes and deserts of the region. Wild Bactrian camels, while just as hardy, are extremely rare and face threats from hunting and habitat loss.
With only 1,000 or so wild Bactrian camels left in the wild, they’ve found remote corners of the Gobi Desert in which to thrive. The harsh environment is made even more extreme due to its use as an occasional testing ground for nuclear weapons.
Wild Bactrian camels’ extra thick fur makes them resistant to certain types of radiation and protects them from the extreme desert climate. In the Gobi Desert, daytime temperatures can reach up to 176 degrees Fahrenheit, but the well-insulated camels are kept about 70 degrees cooler by that thick fur.
#2 5 Uniquely Memorable Camel Experiences to Have in Dubai,more info: iexplore
The Emirati love for the “ship of the desert” began way back in the olden days when camels were used by Bedouins for transportation, meat, and milk, and regarded as a sign of wealth. They were also used as dowry gifts in weddings and to make charitable zakat payments.
The harmonious relationship between the Bedu desert tribes and the dromedaries who helped them survive in the harsh living conditions may have began as a symbiotic relationship out of necessity, but continues to run deep in the hearts of locals today, however lavish or modern their lifestyle may be.
#1 India’s camel crisis,more info:camelsofrajasthan
Organisations including the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) agree that the camel is a key resource for future food security in arid zones. Camel numbers are increasing in other countries in response to climate change and increasing economic viability.
But Rajasthan’s heritage camel culture is disappearing fast. To maintain camel herds takes knowledge, expertise and a lot of hard work. The camels of Rajasthan cannot survive without their guardians.
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