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- Camel is called Ship of Desert.
- It can live without water for many days. It can drink 100 lt of water at a time.
- Camel long legs keep its body safe from high temperature. The feet very wide it prevents it from sinking in the sand.
- Camels are found in both hot desert and cold desert.
- In hump of a camel, fat is deposited in it. They are reared for milk, meat and wool.
- Male camels are called bull camels and female called cow camel.
- It has three eyelids to protect it from sandstorms.
- When camels move in huge numbers called caravan. They are used for trade and military purposes. It can walk 60 km in a day.
- There are two important species of camels Arabian and Bactrian camel.
- The average age of camels is 40 – 50 years.