Camels are herbivores that mostly eat plants and grass. Sometimes, you will find them devouring an entire cactus. Pretty badass, I’d say. After they finish chewing the thorny plant, thanks to the help from their tough tongue and teeth, that food moves to another fascinating organ, their stomach. The camel stomach is a multichambered structure…
So you have a camel pet and you’re wondering – how do you even milk a camel?! Well, today is your lucky day, as the camel milking process is rather simple. In camels, milk is stored in 2 compartments: the cistern and the alveoli. The cistern has a very small volume, so 90% of the…
A camel has a broad pad that allows it to walk on flat terrain like the one found in the desert. In other terrains, however, those wide padded feet are to some extent a disadvantage. For example, if a camel lives in areas with a lot of stones, or in wet, swampy areas, it might…
Camel pregnancy, gestation, and fertility have been a topic of vast scientific research for a while now. Camel fertility presents the ability of the male and female camels to mate, conceive and give birth to a living camel calf. Several factors are affecting it. Poor nutrition and poor grazing are said to be a large…
Believe it or not, people have been consuming camel pee for a long, long time. Especially on the Arabian Peninsula. Natives there have been using it for centuries as a shampoo for hair growth, and even as a medicine. This article will be taking a closer look into the camel urine information, its color, how…
Camel is one of the most interesting creatures in the world. It can survive in extremely hot circumstances, but also in temperatures below 0. It has thick fur to protect itself from both heat and cold, flexible nostrils that can close during a sandstorm, and strong teeth and tongue that help it eat a cactus….
Camels are known to grow up to 10 feet (3 m) long and weigh between 1300 and 2200 pounds (590-1000 kg). Now that is some big animal, isn’t it? And you’d be forgiven to think that such a large beast would have no predators, but the situation is quite different. In this article, we will…
Camel’s tongue plays a big role in camel’s daily life. Similar to the tongues of other mammals, the camel tongue is elongated and helps with food consummation. This article will look into basic characteristics of the tongue, like its length, color, weight, and similar. Camel Tongue Camel’s tongue is a very important organ for the…
If you’ve ever seen a camel live or even in a photo, you must have noticed thick hair covering its body. Now, having hair in the ears can help a camel stop sand from getting inside its body. But what about other parts of the body? And why do camels have thick fur on some…
This is a difficult but very fun camel quiz. There are 15 questions in total and only 90 seconds available. Can you give an answer to every camel quiz question? Be warned, some are easy, but some require real camel knowledge. Let’s find out! Pst! Wish to learn more about camels before doing the quiz?…
A camel, or Camelus in Latin, is a species that has adapted to some of the most grueling conditions on the planet. Lack of food and water are just a few things that pushed this mammal to develop unique anatomical characteristics throughout its evolutionary history. We have previously covered one part of the camel respiratory…
There have been written many articles and researches regarding camel nostrils, camel’s sleep, camel current endangered status, and many other things regarding this mammal. But when it comes to camel ears, there haven’t been too many. In this article, we will try to cover that topic. Do Camels Have Ears? So first things first, the…
