CAMELS
Mammal     -     Vertebrate      -       Herbivore

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Male   ........................................................   Bull
Female    ...................................................   Cow
Young   ......................................................   Calf

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. A caravan of camels
   
2. A flock of camels
   
3. A herd of camels
   
4. A train of camels
   

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IDIOMS, METAPHORS AND EXPRESSIONS

1. A ship of the desert
   
2. Over the camel's hump
3. Plain as the hump on a camel
   
4. The straw that broke the camel's back
   
5. To swallow a camel and strain at a gnat
   

Camels …

• There are two main types of camel:

     -   The Dromedary Camel (one hump)
     -   The Bactrian Camel (two humps)

• Their milk is much better than cow's milk as it is lower in fat and sugar and higher in iron and vitamins
• Have wide, flat, leathery pads with two toes on each foot
• When it places its foot on the ground, the pads spread so that it stops the foot from sinking into the sand
• Does not store water in its hump
• The hump is a mound of fatty tissue from which the camel gets its energy when food is scarce
• Can last 17 days without drinking
• Drink over 100 litres of water at once
• It takes 10 seconds to drink 30 gallons of water
• The  thick coat reflects the sunlight
• Spit
• Can live to the age of 50
• The milk does not curdle
• Are born without humps
• The most feral camels are found in Australia
• Camel urine is as thick as syrup
• Can open and close their nostrils

DROMEDARY AND CALF

DROMEDARY CAMEL

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DROMEDARY CAMEL

CAMEL CARAVAN

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