Interesting Facts About Camels

Most of us would have read about camels in school textbooks during your pre high school years and would be able to speak one or two words about them. But what about when we are questioned more on them. Naturally anyone would have to refer books or the internet to answer the same. They are part of the Arab culture and lifestyle to a great extent.

One of the major reasons behind the same would be due to the fact that you have not gone near them or would have seen them on television. Nevertheless, here are certain amazing facts about camels which you would have ignored until now:

1. Peaceful animals with less aggression:  It might be a surprising fact for you to hear that camels are rarely aggressive in nature despite the rumours spread here and there that they would bite if you go near them which is actually not true only with the exception where the rutting males compete for females.

2. Roam around in groups: Most of us would have fumbled to recognise that camels are really social in nature as we would find them in groups only numbering up to a minimum of 30 individuals.

3. The humps are not what they are for:  Unlike what we have been taught in schools during our pre high school days, camels do not carry or store water in their humps.  The humps are the storehouses of the fatty tissue . These humps help them to minimise heat insulation for the other body parts. This would help them to survive well in the regions that are extremely hot.

4. Strong Sense of Hearing:  The camels have amazing hearing ability and has a strong sense of hearing despite the ears appearing hairy and small.

5. Asian and Arabian camel:  One of the major differences between  Arabian and Asian camels is the fact that the former has only one single hump. The Asian camel on the other hand has two humps.

6. Thick Eyelashes to Protect Them:  To protect their eyes and vision from desert storms and so on, the camels have the aid of their thick eyelashes. Similarly, they are able to keep of the dust from entering their body by closing their lips and nostrils during sandstorms.

7. Symbol of Arab Culture:  In Arab culture, the camel portray the ideal of tolerance, endurance and patience.

8. Amazing water intake capacity:  It is quite astonishing to hear that camel could drink up to 135 litres of water in one sitting as the amount of water a camel drinks vary greatly on a daily basis.

9. Infuence on Arabic Language:  As camel is an animal which is found a plenty in the arabian countries, it had such an impact on the Arabic language that around 160 words are there for camel signifying its importance.

These above points signify why we should know more about animals like camel much better as knowledge eradicates ignorance and helps us to spread awareness about their importance to the future generations.