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At night, a camel's body temperature is 105 degrees. During the heat of the day, it's 93 degrees.
Distribution of animals in a box of animal crackers: 6 gorillas, 5 bears, 4 camels, 3 rhinos, 2 tigers, 2 monkeys, 2 sheep, 1 buffalo, 1 lion.
The word camels appears in the King James version of the Bible 45 times.
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
"Camels may build up a pressure cooker of resentment toward human beings until the lid suddenly blows off and they go berserk. In Asia, when a camel driver senses trouble, he gives his coat to the animal. Rather like Japanese workers reported to work off frustrations by beating up models of their executives, the camel gives the garment hell—jumping on it, biting it, tearing it to pieces. When the camel feels it has blown its top enough, man and animal can live together in harmony again." (David Taylor, Zoo Vet, Lippincott)
Camels have appeared on two U.S. postal stamps.
A baby camel is called a calf or colt.
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