Camel

 

Camel

Body temperature

Camels do not pant,  and they perspire very little. Humans start to sweat when the outside temperature rises above the normal body temperature of 37º C, but the camel has a unique body thermostat. lt. can raise its body temperature tolerance level as  much as 6º C before perspiring, thereby conserving body fluids and avoiding  unnecessary water loss. No other mammal can do this. Because the camel’s body temperature is often lower than air temperature, a group of resting camels will even avoid excessive heat by pressing against each other.



 

Colour

Camels come in every shade of brown, from cream to almost  black.

 

Ears

A camel’s ears are small, but its hearing is acute – even if, like the donkey or basset hound, it chooses to pay no attention when given a command!  A camel’s ears are lined with fur to filter out sand and dust blowing into the  ear canal.

 


 



 

Eyes

Multi-color camelA camel’s eyes are large, with a soft, doe-like  expression. They are protected by a double row of long curly eyelashes that also help keep out sand and dust, while thick bushy eyebrows shield the eyes from the desert sun.

 

Feet

Camels have broad, flat, leathery pads with two toes on each foot.  When the camel places its foot on the ground the pads spread, preventing the foot from sinking into the sand. When walking, the camel moves both feet on one  side of its body, then both feet on the other. This gait suggests the rolling  motion of a boat, explaining the camel’s ‘ship of the desert’ nickname.

 


 

Food

A  camel can go 5-7 days with little or no food and water, and can lose a quarter of its body weight without impairing its normal functions. These days, camels rely on man for their preferred food of dates, grass and grains such as wheat  and oats, but a working camel travelling across an area where food is scarce can  easily survive on thomy scrub or whatever it can find – bones, seeds, dried leaves, or even its owner’s tent!

 

Hair

All camels moult in spring and have grown a new coat by autumn. Camel hair is sought after world-wide for high-quality coats, garments and artists’ brushes, as well as being used to make traditional Bedouin rugs and tents. A camel can shed as much as 2.25 kilos/5lbs  of hair at each moult.

 

Hard skin

Thick callus-like bare spots of dry skin appear on a camel’s chest and knee joints when the animal  reaches five months of age. These leathery patches help support the animal’s body weight when kneeling, resting and rising.

Camels in a choralHeight

A fully-grown adult camel  stands 1.85m/6 feet at the shoulder and 2.15m/7 feet at the hump.

 



 

  









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Reference:

https://www.camellosafari.com/92-2/about-camelus-dromedarius-2/

 

 

                                                                                                            


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