Transcript Camels

A camel is an even-toed
ungulate within the genus
Camelus.
 There are two species of
camels. The Dromedary or
Arabian camel has one hump.
The Bactrian camel has two
humps.
 Camels are native to dry
deserts of West Asia, Central,
and East Asia.
 The average life of a camel is
40 to50 years.
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Camels have humps
because they are
essential for the
camels survival in hot,
dry weather where
food and water is not
easily accessed. The
hump stores nutrients
and water in the from
of fat.
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Camels have split
hooves just like cattle
they have to toes to
keep balance in the
desert so they don’t
fall.
This is a camel hoof!
This is a cattle hoof!
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How to ride a camel is
different than how to
ride a horse. The
problem with camels,
besides their
disposition, their body
odor and tendency to
go to the bath room
unexpectedly, is the
way they walk.
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The food that camels eat
depend on whether they are
domesticated, feral or living in
zoos. In the wild, camels will
eat just about anything as it is
very hard to find food. They
eat plants, dried leaves,
seeds, bones, fish meat and
even leather! Domesticated
camels (those raised by
people) are usually fed dates,
grass, wheat and oats. In zoos,
camels are fed hay and dry
grass- about 3.5 kilograms of
food everyday!
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