Some Facts About Camel

1. The name comes from the Arabic ǧml meaning "beauty".
2. A camels hump does not store water. It stores fat, lessening heat-trapping insulation around the rest of the body.
3. One reason they can go long periods without water is the shape of their red blood cells. These are oval so will flow when they are dehydrated rather than clumping as ours do. The camel is the only mammal to have oval red blood cells.
4. Camels can drink up to 40 gallons of water in one go.
5. Their temperature ranges from 34 degrees celsius at night to 41 degrees during the day. They don't begin to sweat until they are over 41 degrees