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Pictures of Camels
Everything : Animals : Camels
Pictures of camels, which have an amazing capacity for storing water to aid surviving harsh desert climates. These camels are in a zoo, and not the desert.  Camels that have one hump are known as dromedaries while camels with two humps are called bacterian. In either case these humps are used to store fat in times of scarce food.

The camels' natural desert habitat has lead to several other adaptations including a nictitating membrane on the eye and double rows of extra long eyelashes to be used as protection against flying sand.  They also have broad feet enabling them to walk better in snow and sand.  A camels' split upper lip helps them to gain access to sparce vegatation between rocks and hard to reach places.  People have been using camels for thousands of years as transportation, pack animals, for milk, leather, and in modern applications for fuel produced from its' dung.

Camel closeup
Camel closeup
Photo from the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, in the Spring of 2007. Taken with my Canon 5D and 100-400L lens. Resolution: 4368x2912.

Camel molting
Camel molting
Photo from the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, in the Spring of 2007. Taken with my Canon 5D and 100-400L lens. Resolution: 4368x2912.

Camel portrait
Camel portrait
Photo from the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, in the Spring of 2007. Taken with my Canon 5D and 100-400L lens. Resolution: 2912x4368.

Camel face
Camel face
Photo from the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, in the Spring of 2007. Taken with my Canon 5D and 100-400L lens. Resolution: 4368x2912.

Camel face
Camel face
Taken in Costa Rica with my old Canon 5D. Resolution: 4368x2912.

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