Interesting Points on Camels

 

Camels are domestic animals that benefit people in arid and semi-arid lands significantly.

They are a source of nutritious foods, which comprise milk and meat.

Additionally, the skin and hair of camels are applicable in making high-quality textile products.

Nomadic communities use camels as working animals to transport products and people. 

Rearing and trading in camels offer economic opportunities to pastoralists, who are members the nomadic communities. 

Key camel species include the one-humped and two-humped camels.

The hump(s) on the backs of camels have nutritious fatty deposits, which allow camels to survive in desert habitats for several weeks or months without food and water. 

Camels  comprise herbivores that eat grass, grains, leaves, and shrubs.