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a desert tank that runs on stored fat and pure spite
means A large humped mammal adapted to desert life, storing fat in its hump or humps and able to go long stretches without water.
from Comes through Latin camelus and Greek kamelos from a Semitic source — compare Hebrew gamal and Arabic jamal. The word, like the animal itself, traveled the trade routes west, carrying its cargo of consonants across languages much as the camel hauled goods across sand.
- hump truth
- Stores fat, not water, for desert fuel
- blood trick
- Red cells swell, not burst, when rehydrating
- big gulp
- Drinks 30 gallons in minutes flat
- spit weapon
- Hurls projectile stomach contents at enemies
- eye armor
- Three eyelids and double lashes battle sandstorms
dromedary camel — single-humped camel native to arabian peninsula and north africa, can drink 40 gallons of water in 10 minutes
bactrian camel — double-humped camel from central asia, endangered with only ~1,000 wild individuals remaining in gobi desert
camel racing dubai — al marjan camel race, annual event where camels reach speeds of 40 mph across uae desert tracks