CAMELS
By: Kara Wallace
YOUR INTRODUCTION TO CAMELS!
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Camels are one of Saudi Arabia’s main source of transportation!
FACT NUMBERS 1-4
Did you know that camels were first
domesticated between 4 and thousand years ago.
 The Bactrian Camel (most common camel in
Saudi Arabia) is endangered.
 Wild Bactrian Camels live in Mongolia and
northwestern China.
 A camel can get dehydrated so much that they
can survive between watering holes or even
seasons.
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FACT NUMBERS 5+6
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There are over 160 words for “camel” in Arab because
it plays such an important role in Arab’s lives.
By the late 20th century camels represented an
average of 1%.
http://fohn.net/camel
-picturesfacts/index.html
FACT NUMBERS 7+8
People think that camel meat will be Saudi
Arabia’s main meat in the future.
 About 90% of camels today are dromedaries,
which is just a technical term for a one humped
camel.
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FACT NUMBERS 9+10
A camel is capable of
drinking 30 gallons of
water in 10 minutes.
 The average life
expectancy of a camel is
40-50 years of age.
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http://fohn.net/camel-picturesfacts/arabian-camels-4.html
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/bookmarks_came
l.pdf
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel
 http://fohn.net/camel-pictures-facts/
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