7 Fascinating Facts About Camels That Will Blow Your Mind

Zee Media Bureau
Sep 13, 2023

There Are There Species Of Camels

There are three types of camels in the world: dromedary camels, Bactrian camels, and wild Bactrian camels.

Camels Don’t Store Water In Their Humps

Contrary to popular belief, camels store fat instead of water in their humps.

Camels Are Physiologically Built For The Desert

They have three eyelids and two sets of eyelashes to keep out the sand and extra thick lips for eating thorny plants.

Camels Are Social Animals

Camels move around in herds where the numbers can go up to as many as thirty individuals.

They Can Hydrate Very Quickly

A camel can drink as much as 26 gallons of water in ten minutes.

Camels Do The Heavy Lifting

Bactrian Camels can carry up to 440 pounds in a day whereas Arabian camels can do 220.

Wild Bactrian Camel Is Critically Endangered

The number of Wild Bactrian Camels is as low as 1000 and is expected to decrease by as much as 80% in the next 45 to 50 years.

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