Camels are animals of the mammalian genus, the camel family. They are animals of large sizes, they can survive in the driest parts of the world. They live in deserts and steppes.
Camels are massive animals, weighing up to 800 kg. They live in deserts and steppes, weighing up to 800 kg. They live for a long time, up to 40 years. They can do without water for a long time, they save liquid in the stomach, or rather in the scar tissue. Without water they can withstand a couple of weeks. If the animal does not drink during this time, it will lose a lot of weight, up to half its weight. A camel can drink 100 litres of water at a time. These animals have excellent eyesight, they see a person from 1000 meters away.
Camels are divided into two species:
A single-horned camel, or a dromader. It is a more domestic animal. They have very long legs with huge blisters, their structure can be called relatively slender. Woolen cover is dense, but not very thick. Not for warmth, but more for the ability to save moisture in the body. Therefore, this type of camel does not tolerate low temperatures. The color of dromaders is dark brown and more often sandy.
Two-humped camel, or bactrian. This is a very large animal that has domesticated the peoples of Asia. It is a very heavy and large animal. It weighs up to 800 kg. Such animals have long limbs and a dense body. This species has a long neck. Humps are located at a distance of 50 cm from each other. The more even the mushrooms are, the healthier the camels are. Human beings are easily placed between the humpback, so that such animals are used as an attraction. Their wool is hard, thick and dense. It protects the camel from scorching heat and severe cold.
Camels eat grass, greens and branches of trees. But since it lives in arid and not too green edges, they are also adapted to coarser food. They eat camel thorns, wormwood, and sand acacia. In general, their stomachs are adapted to coarse food. The main thing is that the plants are moisture-containing. At home, the camels are fed like a regular cow. Hay, grass.
Camels are calm animals, they are slow, do not play with each other and do not fight. They show aggression only during the wedding season. They can kill each other and bite each other painfully. They are also protected by spitting.
Camel meat is used as food, and cheese and butter are produced from milk. Camel fur is used to make an excellent yarn. Those who keep camels at home know that they do not tolerate evil and rude attitudes. They are vindictive, and can permanently overshadow the offense and avenge the offender, spit on him or squeeze their weight. But they also remember the good attitude to themselves. They are very attached to their master, and suffer for him in separation.
The camel is a very interesting and quite unusual animal. Its high and strong organism is perfectly adapted for life and work in difficult desert conditions. The camel's long hair protects it from the scorching sun during the day and saves it from the cold at night. There is also a long "wool" in the eyes of the animal - its eyelashes protect the eyes from sand and dust. Camel hair grows even in the nose, it helps to avoid the ingress of grains of sand into the body, and if necessary, the animal can close the nostrils at all times. On the knees and toes of a camel you can see oily pads on the knees and toes of the camel, which prevent from unpleasant sensations when touching the sand. Thanks to the humpback filled with fat, the camel can survive without food for a month, and without water for up to 2 weeks.
Camels live mostly on the African continent in desert areas and prefer to live in small flocks. Camels are herbivorous and therefore not dangerous animals, unless of course they are harmed. They are unpretentious because they do not have to choose, these animals eat thorns and small bushes that grow in the desert. Finding food is extremely difficult, which is why it is possible to say that they live from one oasis to another. Thanks to the special stomach, camels can last a long time without water, but after that they can use up to 120 liters of liquid at a time. Again, because of the unpretentiousness of camels can drink practical from any water body with bitter or salt water, which is usually found in the deserts.
Another feature of the camel is its usefulness for people. They can generally be called pets and compared, for example, with sheep. Camels give people milk, meat, skin and wool. The main distinguishing feature is their ability to travel distances of 30-40 km daily, carrying on their backs bales weighing up to 300 kg. Camels are very useful in desert conditions.
