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Camels
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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Can camels gallop as fast as horses?
Yes, but some people might recognise it as it running fast, because it does not look like it is galloping, but a camel is related to a horse and when a horse runs it is galloping. so camels can gallop
Each yak only produces an average of 100 gm of hair a year, which is pulled or combed in the spring moult. The outer hair needs to be separated from the down hair. One estimate reported in Wool Record in 1989 put the numbers of domestic yaks on the plateau flanking the Himalayas at 13 million with the majority in China: in Qinghai province, which borders on Tibet; in the adjoining provinces of Sichuan and Gansu; and in the autonomous region of Tibet itself. The output from Qinghai province was estimated in 1989 at a steady 500 tonnes a year.
Yes sand will absorb a small quantity of water. It is extremely small compared to the other soil particles (silt and clay). You can look for the Water Retention Curve for the specifics of the amounts of water that can be held by sand.
The domestication of camels allowed people of west Africa to finally open up transatlantic trade routes.
Why are camels called the beasts of burden?
People called camels beasts of burden because they could carry many things and travel a far distance.
Why are the camel's wide feet a good adaptation for living in the desert?
The reason why wide feet are a good adaptation for living in the desert is because you do not sink in to the sand as you would if you have thinner feet. Camels have wide feet that help them stay on top of the sand making travel easier and more efficient.
The camel's feet are good for the desert because their feet are flat so they don't sink in the sand and that means they can move faster.
Does camels kill other animals and drink there blood?
they have not been know to kill but will if aggrazated and no they do not drink blood due to the fact that they are not vampires
Is camel an egg laying mammal or animal?
Camel is an animal and is not an egg laying mammal. The pregnancy length varies from 374 days (12.5 months) to 419 days (14 months).
Where did the ship of the desert get its name?
They can go for very long periods of time with little food and water. ships do not need food and water so they are similar in that way. Also they both carry cargo from place to place.
"Ships of the desert" is the nickname given to the camels due to their ability to retain water for long periods of time and because they can easily move in the desert, making them better transportation in the desert than a horse.
They hauled the merchandise. Just as ships did. Today they might be called four legged 18 wheelers.
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- Camels helped people travel across the desert, just as ships helped people travel across the ocean. They actually helped a lot because they can walk for such a long time without food and water because of the humps on its back that hold fat, not water.
- the camel can haul merchandise, just like ships. The camels can go a while without getting more water or food, just like ships.
- the camel is called like this because it is the only form of transportation and makes a rolling motion like a ship.
- As a ship transports of people and goods in water the camel does in desert. Imagine a picture of ship in an extensive sea and compare with a camel in an extensive desert.
- A camel is called the ship of the desert because it can carry goods and people across the desert from place to place
- Camels can go for long distances without food or water. They can survive in desert climates where other animals cannot. Camels have been used for desert transportation for a long time.
- Camels are the best mode of travel on the desert. The name refers to a metaphor that paints the desert as a sea and the camel as a ship.
- camels are called as the ship o the desert because in the earlier times people used camel to transport goods in the desert.There were no other means of transport in those times.
- because of their moving motion when walking; to ride a camel one has to move a bit like in a roling sea
Where do camels store there water?
Camels do not store water. The idea that camels store water in their humps was a zoological hoax. Camels actually convert the water into fat, which is stored in their humps and metabolised if they need water.
I did some research and i guess that ther bodies are made to store water and keep them moist. And that there glands provide cool liquid. And a little more info. is that there hump IS NOT made to store water, it stores mostly fat. That would be AwesomE if it stored water though!!!!!
Why has a camel got long eyelashes?
They serve a practical purpose in keeping sand out of their eyes
camels have big eyelashes to stop dust from going in the eye
to keep sand out of there
eyes
With their eyes. They also have long lashes to filter out sand so they can see through mostly closed eyes during sandstorms.
A camel caravan is a group of domestic camels led by a few people. The camels carry cargo, supplies, and sometimes even people. The purpose of a caravan is to move goods and people across the desert.
Where are camels used for transportation?
Camels are used for transportation in North Africa, the Middle East (Arabia to India), and Western China. They have been mostly replaced by motor vehicles for transportation. However, there are areas that are too rugged to be served by motor vehicles where camels provide the best means of transportation. Also, in some places, camels are grown for meat. Where the need for transportation is extremely irregular, it is frequently easier to use a camel than to go miles searching for a motor vehicle.
Why can camels last along time without water?
The popular myth about Camels is that they store water in their humps. It is actually fat.
However Camels can drink huge amounts at a sitting and retain it in their body. They have no sweat glands, and their urine has far less water content than most animals. They also eat plants and leaves in the desert that have a high water content but would be inedible to most other animals.
An Arabian is considered the oldest breed of horse that is known for their dished profile - refined, wedge-shaped head, a broad forehead, large eyes, large nostrils, and small muzzle and they first originated in the Arabian Peninsula.
