During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, camels wandered the Sonoran Desert. How they got there, and what happened to them, is an incredible story.

Contrary to popular belief, camels do not store water in their humps–they are for storing fat. Instead, the water a camel drinks is absorbed in its bloodstream. It is but a myth long-disproven ...

"The depiction of camels on the vessel highlights the importance of the animal, which was a central means of land transportation around 1,200 years ago." ...

Camels are well suited to their desert habitats, with numerous clever adaptations that help them to tolerate extreme hot and cold environments. Camels are part of a group known as camelids. This makes ...

The ancient camel question is: One hump or two? Arabian camels, also known as dromedaries, have only one hump, but they employ it to great effect. The hump stores up to 80 pounds of fat, which a ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Camels are domesticated long-legged mammals with a hump kept mainly for meat, milk and as ...