Camels

If you ever stumbled upon a camel with some weird pink thing hanging on the side of its mouth, you must have asked yourself the question: wait, do camels really spit out their stomachs? Many people seem to think that camels somehow throw up their stomachs or hearts to cool themselves down.  That couldn’t be…

Measuring human intelligence is hard – measuring a camel’s intelligence is almost impossible.  While it is easy for us to sit for 7 minutes on our computer and fill out a free IQ test we found online, for camels is not very easy to do so. Yes, took us a while to understand that camels…

Camels produce so little sweat and urine to survive in the desert. Because water is scarce there, reducing the amount of sweating and urinating allows the camels to conserve water while living in this barren area. The areas camels inhabit can have average temperatures of over 100°F (38°C). And the temperature of the sand is…

Despite one having humps, and the other not, camels and llamas are related. They are both cousins and members of the camel family (Camelidae). Even though they are of the same kin, camels and llamas are not the same species. Camels and llamas belong to the order Artiodactyla and to the ruminant suborder Tylopoda. They…

Because of their long legs, broad and wide feet, split toes and webbing between them, and the padding underneath, camels can walk easily on the desert sand. The grainy and always-shifting sand can be hard to walk on. Just remember walking on a beach for a longer period; it can be very hard and take…

Like all mammals, camels pee as well. Camel’s pee is a yellow-colored liquid byproduct of its body; it is mostly water and waste from the blood. Camel’s kidneys make it when they filter toxins and other bad stuff from the body. Camel pee mostly consists of water, salt, electrolytes, and various acids. It contains nitrogen, ammonia,…

Because of their unique characteristics, camels can easily survive in cold weather. Bactrian camels live in cold arid deserts where temperatures can fluctuate between 5°F and -22°F in winter (-15°C to -30°C). Even the scorching deserts where dromedary camels live can have night temperatures of 25°F (-4°C), according to NASA. Bactrian camels live in parts of…

There is an old and hilarious dad joke about camel’s humps that goes like this: What do you call a camel with no humps? Humphrey (hump-free) Well, in this article we will investigate if our Humphrey camel is real, that is: are there camels without humps? The answer might surprise you. Camel Without A Hump…

Similar to several other animals, camels have 3 eyelids on each eye. An eyelid is a fold of skin that covers and protects the eye. Humans, for example, have only 2 eyelids. In camels, the upper and lower eyelids that guard the eye are thick, large, and are located in front of the eyeballs. The…

First things first, to clear something up: Camels do not have hooves. Camels have big and long padded feet that look like hooves. Their feet consist of 2 toes and webbing between them.  With that out of the way, here are some camel hooves facts/camel feet facts. Camel Hooves Facts 1. First Camels Had Hooves,…

Yes, camels have tails. Similar to other animals, camels’ tails are flexible appendages attached to the torso of the animals. The tail of a camel helps it with everyday functioning but also plays a critical role during the mating season. More on that later in the article. Let’s first describe the appearance of the tail….