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A camel's hump does not hold water at all - it actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down. With proper food and rest the hump will return to normal.
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Camel's Hump (Vermont) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bactrian Camel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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It is common knowledge that dromedary camels can survive for many days in the hot desert without access to water. However, the role of the camel's hump in water preservation is not as well understood. Most of us, when looking at camels in the zoo, still imagine the humps to be filled with water.
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SINGAPORE’S Private Property Market Index looks like a mutant three-hump camel, registering a 45 per cent bust from the second quarter of 1996, a 40 per cent boom from the fourth quarter of 1998, a 20 per cent bust from the second quarter of 2000 a read more...
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287 Camel hump stock photos and images. Fotosearch Stock Photography and Stock Footage helps you find the perfect photo or footage, fast! We feature 5,700,000 royalty free photos, 95,000 stock footage clips, digital videos, vector clip art images, clipart pictures, background graphics, medical illustrations, and maps.
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What's in a camel's hump? If you think it's water, you're wrong! The humps on a camel's back are actually huge heaps of fat and flesh that can weigh as much as 80 pounds in a healthy camel. These humps help camels survive for weeks without food and water.
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Camel’s Hump State Park ... Hiking trails in the Camel's Hump Region ... The summit of Camel’s Hump is made of 550 million-year-old, moderately metamorphosed, grayish-green chlorite schist, called the Underhill formation. This rock type runs in a long band along the northern half of Vermont, and includes distinctive lenses...
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In the northern half of Vermont's Green Mountains, Camel's Hump is easily recognized by its unique double-humped profile. ... The Park came about as an original gift of 1000 acres including the summit from Colonel Joseph Battell, who originally bought Camel's Hump to preserve the wooded mountainous view from his home.
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