March 1, 2010

Meet Mr Camelus

Meet Mr Camelus

Taken In Riyadh K.S.A.

Trivia: A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the Bactrian camel has two humps. They are native to the dry desert areas of West Asia, and Central and East Asia, respectively. Both species are domesticated to provide milk and meat, and as beasts of burden. The term camel Arabic جمل derived from the root "beauty",is also used more broadly to describe any of the six camel-like creatures in the family Camelidae: the two true camels, and the four South American camelids, the llama, alpaca, guanaco and vicuña. The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years. A fully grown adult camel stands 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) at the shoulder and 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) at the hump. The hump rises about 30 inches (76.20 cm) out of its body. Camels can run at up to 65 km/h (40 mph) in short bursts and sustain speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph).source wiki.


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14 comments:

  1. I like the picture! Last summer I took my two nieces to the Iowa State Fair and one of them rode a camel.
    Blessings - Beth

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  2. My boys would love to ride a camel!

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  3. Ingat ka kuya baka sipain ka ng Camel na yan!hehehe

    Mukhang masaya ang pagbisita nyo sa Riyadh ah!

    Ingat

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  4. i like your post!

    i am lookin' forward to my first camel ride come Eid.

    my entry is here http://thepinkzest.blogspot.com/2010/02/sign-spotting-project-2010.html

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  5. If you know buraot, he has a post on a hump that broke the camel's back ... very clever yung piece na yun ... I just remembered it with your post ... has not seen a real one ... LOL of course where can camel be in pinas ...

    great capture life!

    In This Side of Town
    Anything Davao
    Some Things Are Free

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  6. gusto ko din makakita ng camel!

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  7. I have never ride a camel sumisipa ba din yan sila? Thanks for the visit.

    3 Beautiful Gnomes

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  8. Naku, pagnakita ito ng wife ko magagalit sa akin iyon, dahil up to now hindi pa sya nakakalapit para magpa picture sa tabi ng camel hehehehe.

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  9. Beth- thanks , i am sure they enjoy the camel ride.

    Debbie - i never try to but they are nice animal.

    Drake- yun nga lang kaya that time natatakot ako. pero harmless nman

    Kero- I think in the chorniche area .

    Vernz-buraot is n the entrecard? thank verna. siguro may maliligaw din dyan

    Lhan- punta ka sa gulf :)

    Manang- mabait sila wag mo lang gglitan. welcome!

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  10. George- edit mo na lang yung pic nya then paste beside a camel pic. :)
    I am sure mawiwili sya kasi bait ng camel lagi nakangiti.
    I have some pics s cel ko naface to face pa kami ni camelus.

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  11. Ang cute naman... sana makasakay din ako sa camel... jijijijiji

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  12. Xprosaic- ang alin? yung camel or ...? :)

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  13. Alam mo ba na hindi pa ako nakakasakay ng camel? And I wish to bago ako umalis ng Saudi!

    (Thanks pala for asking how am I doing after the operation. Okay na po ako. Malapit na ulit tayong mag-EB nina Kenjie! Actually pwede naman anytime, db? Ingat, Jess. And have a nice weekend!).

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  14. Nebz akoman di pa nakasakay. pero nasakal ko na ito. :)

    your welcome bro sana bago ako umuwi. ingat dayn.

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