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Camels are common desert animals that were once used, and still often used, to cross deserts with. Because they can go weeks without drinking water, they are easy to take care of. All questions regarding camels are welcome here.

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How do camels adapt to very dry conditions?

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they store food in their hump

Are camels picky eaters?

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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!

What is a camel size and weight?

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A fully-grown adult camel stands 1.85m/6 feet at the shoulder and 2.15m/7 feet at the hump. A fully-grown camel can weigh up to 700kg/1542lbs. A camel's long, thin legs have powerful muscles which allow the animal to carry loads over long distances. A camel can carry as much as 450kg/990lbs, but a usual and more comfortable cargo weight is 150kgs/330lbs. It is usual for a camel to work as a beast of burden for only six to eight months of the year; the remainder of the time it needs to rest and recuperate.

How do camels catch their prey?

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In the wild, they'll wander around eating grasses, leaves and fine branches from trees and shrubs.

Domesticated ones will be fed by their keepers.
by looking for it and then chewing it
If it's in a stable, humans will bring it to them. If it's out in nature the camel will wander around looking for edible plants to eat.
Camels have humps in which they store fats, if they cannot find food anywhere they use the fat stored in their humps to survive.

What do camels get eaten by?

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Arabs -

bad form, whomever posted this one.

What is a camels smaller cousin?

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The llama is the American cousin of the camel. Llamas live in both North and South America and are helpful to man like a camel.

Why is a camel's urine so salty?

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cammels live in the dessert this is not true sorry

What animal is kin to the camel?

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Camels have relatives that walk exactly like them--the llamas. Llamas also trot and run like camels, by moving both legs on one side, then moving the legs on the other side. Camels and llamas can cover large amounts of territory very fast and efficiently this way. Many other animals seem to walk like camels when they move slowly. Examples are giraffes, house cats, okapis, some horses (like harness racing horses), some long-legged dogs, cheetahs, elephants, and brown bears. Walking this way is called an "amble." When they run, however, these animals switch to different styles of trotting and galloping from the camels and llamas.

From which exact country did the camel originate?

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[[They originated in the African deserts and expanded to different countries all over the world!]]

That answer is technically wrong. Camelid species originated in North America. Some migrated south and evolved into vicunas and guanacos (and later domesticated llamas). Others migrated back across the Bering Strait and developed into Bactrian and Dromedary camels (which have been domesticated since at least 2500 BC - not many exist in the wild anymore). The original camels in North America died out.

Do camels drink water?

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They sure don't. These are fat reserves only . But they use it to keep it warm in the night in the deserr

What is the purpose of the camel's tongue?

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The purpose is so that the giraffes can reach leaves at the top of the tree.

And to clean their ears.. Green, R.H (2013)

Were do camels live?

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Camels are typically Found In Regions with Warm & Arid weather (like Deserts); they are found around the equator, anywhere streching from Northern Africa, and Eastward, all the way to Western Asia.

What south American animal related to a camel?

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There are six camelids - Old World camelids are the dromedary (one-humped camel) and the Bactrian (two-humped camel). New World camelids are the llama, alpaca, guanaco, and vicuna.

What are a camels feet called?

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a camels foot it called a camels foot not a hooves prehistoric camels may have had hooves but present day camels do not so a camels foot is called a camels foot

Why a camel can live in desert and not in forest?

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Actually, giraffes do live in parts of the Namib and Kalahari Deserts. Click on this link for more information.

What is the average lifespan of a camel?

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40 years, but camels with a healthy life may live longer

What should you hump?

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well for girls out there that are maybe or deff/ to young or you just dont want to get pregnant!,,, butt mostly just want to masturbate.,,,here are some things, teddy bears hard noses, the top of a broom, your hand, the side of a doorway, you could also pile up your bed blankets maybe put some thing under them and go up and down.butt the thing i would most liikely recamennd is youre finger, just put it in between youre vayvay lips... most likely pointiing finger, and if you think you would rather be on top or on the bottom{whicis what i like, its just easyer}. if your on bottom just go slightly up and down and move your finger in slight hard circles. hope you enjoy!

How does the color of a camel help it survive?

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The colour helps it blend into their environment.

Why is there a camel on a masonic shriners ring?

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There is not a camel on a Masonic ring. The symbols located on a Masonic ring include the Masonic square, a compass, and sometimes the letter G. A Masonic ring is often worn on the right, little finger.

How do camels survive from predators?

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the reason camels developed like today, is that it choose an environment where there are no or few predators; the desert.

when threatened camels run away, they ill rarely fight.

if they fight they (especially males) can become very agressive and dangerous, they are very powerfull animals; i have seen a camel break a horse's neck in an eye blink.

Why do camels eat cactus?

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camels eat so they can walk longer before they must eat again

How do you hump a blanket?

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Roll up a part of it and rub it against your private parts.

How long can a camel go without a drink?

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about 100 days