Interesting facts about Camels

Here are some of the interesting facts about camels.

• Camels are upto 7 feet tall measured upto the shoulder and weigh around 750 Kg.
• The world camel population is about 19 millions.
• A camel can drink up to 100 liters of water in just 10 minutes.
• The weight of the hump of a camel can be upto 40 Kg.
• Camel can run up to 60 Km/hour for a shorter duration and can run 40 Km/hour for a longer time.
• Camels can go without water for weeks and for months without food.
• A Camel is known as Ship of the desert.
• A male camel is called a bull, a female camel is called as cow and a baby camel is called a calf.
• Camel's ears are very small but their hearing power is very strong.
• A camel can eat thorny twigs without hurting its mouth.
• Camels can drink upto 40 gallons of water in one go.
• The color of the camel's coat can vary from beige to darn brown.  They shed their heavy winter coat every year.
• Camels do not store water in their humps, but they store fat in their humps.
• Camel has a leathery pad on its foot which prevents it from sinking in the sand.  Camel has two toes on each foot.
• Camel can carry about 1000 pounds.
• Camel has bushy eye brows to protect from sun.
• Baby camels are born without a hump.