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camel

[kam-uhl] / ˈkæm əl /




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Vicunas are the smallest members of the camel family and a relative of llamas and alpacas.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Without management, camel populations could double every eight years, South Australia's primary industries department says.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Among the video’s more surreal moments are depictions of Trump riding a camel through the desert, traveling through India on a motorcycle, appearing as an anime-style warrior and sharing tacos with world leaders.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

It rumbles and undulates across the floor, like a lonely camel enduring across a windswept desert.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

I wanted to tell them I’d only met a camel once, on a trip to Canada, and that the camel was infinitely kinder than the humans I’d met.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

For camels this means when heat stress sets in, their metabolism slows down to limit internal heat production leading to sharp reduction in food intake resulting in lethargy and generalised fatigue.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

"While camels remain the livestock herders' last line of defence against the desert, the unprecedented intensity of current heatwaves directly threatens their vital functions, turning this historically resilient animal into a climate victim," he said.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Today there are more than 800–roughly the population of Tapanuli orangutans or wild Bactrian camels, but it’s too late to change metaphors.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

I keep all my money in an old tin tea caddy with a picture of the desert on it, palm trees and camels.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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