Camels - Description
Camels, the desert's biggest animals, are often called desert ships. Bactrian Camels' coat color varies from dark brown to sandy beige. Dromedary Camels are caramel in color. The coat is long and wooly, forming a mane and beard of long hair. The winter coat is shed with large sections, peeling off at once. The face of a Camel is long and triangular, with a split upper lip.
Weight: Dromedary Camels weight from 300 to 700 kg; Bactrian Camels weight 600-1000 kg.
Height: All Camels are 1.8-2.3 m tall at withers;
Life Span: 40 years for Bactrians; up to 50 years for Dromedary.
|
|
Courtesy of
Camels Fataga S.L.
|
Camels - Diet
Camels will eat any vegetation they can find in their area: leaves, grasses, shrubs. They eat thorns, dry vegetation, and salty plants that most other animals avoid. When food is scarce Camels will eat bones, animal flesh, even rope and tents. All Camels have a complex 3-compartmented stomach. They regurgitate and rechew ingested forage, and are more efficient in food conversion than ruminants.
Camels store fat in the humps, not water. When well fed the humps are full and erect, as resources decline, the humps shrink and lean to the side. All Camels have the remarkable ability of going without water for months, but when water is available Bactrian Camels may drink up to 60 liters, and Dromedary Camels drink up to 100 liters.
Camels - Breeders Links
Butterfly's Museum of Camels and Dromedaries - The International Camelid Institute will be an education and service facility for Camelid owners, breeders, veterinarians and scientists.
Camel Breeders' Home Page - Tips on Camels keeping in captivity.
Camel Fair - Provides an overview of this festival of Camel and cattle trading that's held every year at Pushkar, a Hindu pilgrimage destination in India.
|
|
Courtesy of
Camels Fataga S.L.
|
Camels - Pictures, Breeders, Babies - Breeder of Bactrian Camels offers photos and description of his Camels.
Camels and Camel Breeders - Links to Camel breeders.
Camels Australia - Camel farm located 85km South of Alice Springs NT. Details of Camel rides and safaris.
Camels breeding - Our livestock company CAMELLO FATAGA S.L. is dedicated to breeding Dromedaries (Camelus dromedarios). The Camels reside on the islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura which belong to the Canary Island's archipelago off the African coast.
Camels for Sale - Breeder in Washington offers his Camels.
Conservation Facts - The Minnesota Zoo has had great success with breeding Bactrian Camels in captivity.
McRoberts Game Farm - Offering a unique variety of exotic meats and exotic animals including yak, llamas, donkeys, buffalo, deer and Camels. Located in western Nebraska, USA.
Oasis Camel Dairy - The first Camel dairy in the United States. Camel milk is nutritious and delicious, non allergic and high in Vitamin C and insulin. Also offering Camel rides, nativities, and Camels for sale.
Skyddan Camel Information - Comprehensive Camel resource site and future home of Dromedary Camels.
Tip Top Exotics - We specialize in Bactrian Camels, Reindeer and Llamas. We have acquired and delivered our animals from North Carolina and New York to Oregon and Washington and many points in between.
Camels - Conservation Links
Bactrian Camel - Animal Info - Biology, ecology, habitat, status, and information on Camels' native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use.
Bactrian Camels Conservation - Tells about problems of Bactrian Camels artificial insemination and management.
Camels Australia Export - Learn about Camels introduced to Australia.
Dromedary Camels at Busch Gardens - Ecology and conservation of Dromedary Camels.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Camelus bactrianus - Describes threats and conservation measures of Bactrian Camels.
Wild Bactrian Camels - Critically endangered Bactrian Camels conservation problems.
Wild Camels - Describes actions of the Wild Camels Protection Foundation.
Young People's trust for the environment - Presents animal and environmental facts.
