Camels ABCs

By Michael Cooke and Joe Glorioso

A is for Alpaca

• Alpaca are related to camels but do not have any humps.

B is for Bactrian Camels

• Bactrian camels are the only type of camel with two humps.

C is for Camelus

• Camelus is the scientific name for camels.

D is for Dromedary Camels

• Dromedary camels have sharp teeth but are not meet eaters.

E is for Eyelids

• Camels have an extra eyelid that wipes away sand from there eye.

F is for Feet

• Camels have big feet and at the bottom of there feet are flat so they don’t sink in the sand.

This is how a camels foot works and is formed.

G is for Grudge

• Camels can hold grudges for a very long time.

H is for Herbivore

• Camels are herbivores.

I is for Imported

• Thousands of camels were imported between 1840 and 1907 to open arid areas of central western Australia.

J is for Jockeys

• Camel jockeys are young boys that are two to seven years old chosen for their light weight to race camels

K is for Knees

• Dromedary camels have padding on their knees to protect them for when they lay down

L is for Lamas

• Lamas are a part of the camel family and have no humps

M is for Mountains

• Some camels live high up in the mountains

N is for Nose

• Camels close their nose during sandstorms.

P is for Pounds of Water

• Camels humps are fatty tissue and kidneys and intestine can store water

R is for Regurgitate

• Camels regurgitate then chew there cud

S is for Skull

• Camels skulls have a built in sun visor that protects their eyes from the sun

T is for Temper

• Camels have very bad tempers

W is for Weight

• Camels can hold their own weight on their back

V is for Vegetation

• Camels eat as much vegetables as they can