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the family of humped, spitting, ridiculously long-lashed mammals that never got the memo about deserts vs mountains.
means a member of the biological family camelidae, which includes camels, llamas, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuñas.
from from latin camelus, from greek kamēlos, likely borrowed from a semitic root meaning bearer or carrier — a fitting name for animals humanity has used as pack labor for millennia.
origin continentthe family actually evolved in north america
the humpstores fat, not water, despite the myth
blood cellsoval-shaped, unlike almost every other mammal
llama vs camelsplit evolutionarily after ancestors crossed to south america