Interesting facts about Camels |
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- The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years.
- Camels can run at up to 65 km/h (40 mph) in short bursts and sustain speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph).
- A camel can close its nostrils between the breaths to keep the sand out.
- Their red blood cells have an oval shape, unlike those of other mammals, which are circular.
- Camels actually have three eyelids! Two of them have lashes, and the third is thin.In sandstrom they shut their eyes, but can see well through their thin eyelids to keep moving.
- A feature of their nostrils is that a large amount of water vapor in their exhalations is trapped and returned to their body fluids, thereby reducing the amount of water lost through respiration.
- They can withstand at least 20-25% weight loss due to sweating (most mammals can only withstand about 15% dehydration before cardiac failure results from circulatory disturbance).
- Camel milk is rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins and immunoglobulins. It is lower in fat and cholesterol fat than cow milk.
- Camel milk cannot be made into butter by the traditional churning method.
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