ABOUT THE CAMEL
There are two types of Camels. One-humped camels are native to the Middle East and the Horn of Africa and the two-humped type (the Bactrian camel) is native to Central Asia. Contrary to popular belief, these humps are not sloshing around with water, but are instead filled with fat reserves for energy storage. This is a great adaptation that concentrates the fat away from the rest of the body so that camels do not contain much fat in other areas which would cause too much thermal insulation.
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There are two types of Camels. One-humped camels are native to the Middle East and the Horn of Africa and the two-humped type (the Bactrian camel) is native to Central Asia. Contrary to popular belief, these humps are not sloshing around with water, but are instead filled with fat reserves for energy storage. This is a great adaptation that concentrates the fat away from the rest of the body so that camels do not contain much fat in other areas which would cause too much thermal insulation.
