They are really cool animals (I know I say that a lot). I was in the first Gulf War and we slept on the hoods of our trucks at night during the early parts of the war. Woke one morning with a herd of camels wandering between our trucks. They have really deep, evil sounding voices. And they are HUGE close up. Crazy experience.
Very interesting. Camels also have an interesting Biblical role. For instance, they were among the domestic animals that Abraham received from Pharaoh, according to Gen. 12:16. When Abraham’s servant went on a long journey to Mesopotamia, he “took ten camels from the camels of his master.” So the Bible clearly states that Abraham owned camels about the beginning of the second millennium B.C.E.-Gen. 24:10. Some do not accept this. The New International Version Archaeological Study Bible reports: “Scholars have debated the historicity of these references to camels because most believe that these animals were not widely domesticated until approximately 1200 B.C., long after the time of Abraham.” Any earlier Biblical reference to camels would therefore be considered an anachronism, or a chronological misplacing. Other scholars, however, argue that although the domestication of camels became a factor of importance about the end of the second millennium, this does not mean that camels were not used earlier. The book Civilizations of the Ancient Near East states: “Recent research has suggested that the domestication of the camel took place in southeastern Arabia some time in the third millennium [B.C.E.]. Originally, it was probably bred for its milk, hair, leather, and meat, but it cannot have been long before its usefulness as a beast of burden became apparent.” This dating to before Abraham’s time seems to be supported by bone fragments and other archaeological remains. Written evidence also exists. The same reference work says: “In Mesopotamia, cuneiform lists mention the creature [the camel] and several seals depict it, indicating that the animal may have reached Mesopotamia by the beginning of the second millennium,” that is, by Abraham’s time. Some scholars believe that South Arabian merchants involved in the incense trade used camels to transport their goods northward through the desert, heading to such areas as Egypt and Syria and thereby introducing camels to these areas. This trade was probably common as early as 2000 B.C.E. Interestingly, Genesis 37:25-28 mentions Ishmaelite merchants who used camels to transport incense to Egypt about a hundred years after the time of Abraham. Perhaps camels were not widely used in the ancient Near East at the beginning of the second millennium B.C.E., but evidence seems to confirm that they were not completely unknown. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia therefore concludes: “It is no longer necessary to regard the mention of camels in the patriarchal narratives as anachronisms, since there is ample archeological evidence for the domestication of the camel before the time of the patriarchs.” Please note the affirmation of the domestication of the dromedary camel found in the 1981 Mulasa-Mugerwa paper. Also noteworthy is the mention of domesticated camels in summerian sources as asserted by a plaque found in the city of Eshunna showing the riding of a dromedary camel.
Technically the fat also stores water, it's just not like a huge water bladder or anything. That wouldn't be very useful anyway, because they go through so much water
The world hasn't always been the way it is now, things change - also perhaps their ancestors were more tolerant; I actually don't know the kinds of conditions camel ancestors lived in because the focus of this episode was specifically living animals. Evolution is a crazy and wonderful thing!
😞..awww poor camels, I did not know some wild almost extinct, that's sad. And I thought more WERE wild. Interesting. I know they even eat some in middle east and morocco... Very sad. And thank you !!
@@AnimalFactFiles tell county city media that, I don't mind.....it was they you were distressed they missed the poop part... Lol 😂. Not me. 👍🕊️✨. But I am gonna go back and check it. 😹
@@AnimalFactFiles ohhhh. Well I was right at least, I know of that with other places and people, they collect and sell it. They as I did not read the teenie-tiny words at top..lol...but I know of the practice. 👍
Camels are so hardcore! Real beasts! With this opportunity, I want to share this: matadornetwork.com/read/ethical-camel-riding/ PETA has raised an argument about the ethics of camel riding and it seems that especially in tourist sites, camels are getting mistreated which is really sad 😭. However, according to the article, if there is appropriate care given to the camel (usually long distance paths that are not difficult to cross and include breaks), riding the camel is not considered unethical. What are your thoughts? P.S.: I love your channel! Looking forward to some Alpaca 🦙 facts!
@@LemonLoverCockatiel oh I didn't know that! A study about this would be interesting. P.ex. at what rate animals carrying stuff (as long as they are not getting abused) is cruel to them, taking for granted that in exchange they get food, shelter and care.
First of all, both my partner (the person who narrated this video) and I live a plant based life style, so it feels important to put that bias out front for any statement. Personally, we both find the practices and ethics of the organization known as PETA wrong and we don't subscribe to their rhetoric. That being said, of course we care about animals and how they're treated. Speaking for myself, I think when I sit down to have discussions like this I am walking a fine line, one that maybe I don't have all the right information to walk. I am white. I have never been to the tourist sites (or any other places) camels are raised as work animals. I have never spoken to the people who raise and work camels as a living. I have never had a conversation with someone whose life hangs between whether or not their camels survive a journey, season, etc. I have never had a conversation about how camels are viewed in certain cultures, religious practices, etc. There is *so much* I don't know and don't understand. I absolutely want every animal to be treated kindly and with respect, but I also understand that the way I see and want the world to be isn't the way it always will be because I can't possibly have every perspective. For me, what's more important is opening up opportunities for this kind of discussion with all of the people (and animals, where scientific research may help intervene to give them a voice) involved. Camel riding may seem unethical, but it may also be how a family is ensuring their children have food on the table. So "solving" some "problem" of unethical practices goes *a lot* further than - well we just need to make them stop. There are layers, many layers. And because people are also animals, I want them to be treated kindly and with respect, as well. So, to answer your question: I don't feel qualified to answer your question. I think if anyone reading this feels compelled to find an answer to this question, they should seek out ecology and perhaps pursue a career or hobby in finding how these connections between all the animals (including humans) interact within the environments they inhabit. Thanks for asking an important question like this. We're glad to see you're enjoying the videos, and I'll be sure to put alpacas on our request list! Hope you have an awesome day 💚
@@AnimalFactFiles Thanks so much for this response. I had actually never thought of that perspective before and you are definitely right 😮. Sorry for citing PETA, I didn't actually have much information on them so it was a poor decision to bring them up. However, I'm really glad for that conversation because it has been eye opening to me 🙂. Thanks for all your work and time 🤗.
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They are really cool animals (I know I say that a lot).
I was in the first Gulf War and we slept on the hoods of our trucks at night during the early parts of the war. Woke one morning with a herd of camels wandering between our trucks. They have really deep, evil sounding voices. And they are HUGE close up. Crazy experience.
I'm fairly certain camels were used to make Chewbacca's voice in Starwars so that checks out. xDDD What a crazy experience!
I heard they had a habit of finding landmines "accidentally"
Correction: camels aren't actually ruminants, infact they are the most distantly related even-toed ungulates and belong to a group called tylopoda.
Nope. Didn’t know there were any wild camels left anywhere.
Very interesting. Camels also have an interesting Biblical role. For instance, they were among the domestic animals that Abraham received from Pharaoh, according to Gen. 12:16. When Abraham’s servant went on a long journey to Mesopotamia, he “took ten camels from the camels of his master.” So the Bible clearly states that Abraham owned camels about the beginning of the second millennium B.C.E.-Gen. 24:10.
Some do not accept this. The New International Version Archaeological Study Bible reports: “Scholars have debated the historicity of these references to camels because most believe that these animals were not widely domesticated until approximately 1200 B.C., long after the time of Abraham.” Any earlier Biblical reference to camels would therefore be considered an anachronism, or a chronological misplacing.
Other scholars, however, argue that although the domestication of camels became a factor of importance about the end of the second millennium, this does not mean that camels were not used earlier. The book Civilizations of the Ancient Near East states: “Recent research has suggested that the domestication of the camel took place in southeastern Arabia some time in the third millennium [B.C.E.]. Originally, it was probably bred for its milk, hair, leather, and meat, but it cannot have been long before its usefulness as a beast of burden became apparent.” This dating to before Abraham’s time seems to be supported by bone fragments and other archaeological remains.
Written evidence also exists. The same reference work says: “In Mesopotamia, cuneiform lists mention the creature [the camel] and several seals depict it, indicating that the animal may have reached Mesopotamia by the beginning of the second millennium,” that is, by Abraham’s time.
Some scholars believe that South Arabian merchants involved in the incense trade used camels to transport their goods northward through the desert, heading to such areas as Egypt and Syria and thereby introducing camels to these areas. This trade was probably common as early as 2000 B.C.E. Interestingly, Genesis 37:25-28 mentions Ishmaelite merchants who used camels to transport incense to Egypt about a hundred years after the time of Abraham.
Perhaps camels were not widely used in the ancient Near East at the beginning of the second millennium B.C.E., but evidence seems to confirm that they were not completely unknown. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia therefore concludes: “It is no longer necessary to regard the mention of camels in the patriarchal narratives as anachronisms, since there is ample archeological evidence for the domestication of the camel before the time of the patriarchs.”
Please note the affirmation of the domestication of the dromedary camel found in the 1981 Mulasa-Mugerwa paper. Also noteworthy is the mention of domesticated camels in summerian sources as asserted by a plaque found in the city of Eshunna showing the riding of a dromedary camel.
Do a vídeo about the japanese macaque and proboscis monkey?
Technically the fat also stores water, it's just not like a huge water bladder or anything. That wouldn't be very useful anyway, because they go through so much water
Good point! I think just the idea that it's only water in their is pretty pervasive and it simply isn't true
@@AnimalFactFiles yeah, I just feel like sometimes people can over correct you know?
How is it possible that they evolved in South America yet are utterly intolerant of humidity
Different genius. ? Same order , but a different type.
The world hasn't always been the way it is now, things change - also perhaps their ancestors were more tolerant; I actually don't know the kinds of conditions camel ancestors lived in because the focus of this episode was specifically living animals. Evolution is a crazy and wonderful thing!
I did not know hardly any of these facts about camels. It was very interesting!
So glad you learned something new!
😞..awww poor camels, I did not know some wild almost extinct, that's sad. And I thought more WERE wild. Interesting. I know they even eat some in middle east and morocco... Very sad. And thank you !!
The ones in the middle east are domestic. They're not endangered.
i didnt know that they are nearly extinct in the wildness thats scary , they could have disapeared and we would be too late to react
Kind of crazy to think about
I didn’t really think about some being wild and some domestic- I like them but have never seen one up close.
I've only seen them in zoos. Would love to see them in a more natural environment!
@@AnimalFactFiles That would be great!
You didn't talk about their poop!
Well, it's maybe used to start fires for nights, gets cold, Even there. And mostly plant material. Gets a fire started.
Poop questions can be answered between 2:17 and 2:23
@@AnimalFactFiles tell county city media that, I don't mind.....it was they you were distressed they missed the poop part... Lol 😂. Not me. 👍🕊️✨. But I am gonna go back and check it. 😹
@@AnimalFactFiles ohhhh. Well I was right at least, I know of that with other places and people, they collect and sell it. They as I did not read the teenie-tiny words at top..lol...but I know of the practice. 👍
@@tinyGrim1 Naw I meant it for OP; sorry if you inadvertently got caught up in the replies, you definitely knew what was going on there
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Camels are so hardcore! Real beasts! With this opportunity, I want to share this: matadornetwork.com/read/ethical-camel-riding/
PETA has raised an argument about the ethics of camel riding and it seems that especially in tourist sites, camels are getting mistreated which is really sad 😭. However, according to the article, if there is appropriate care given to the camel (usually long distance paths that are not difficult to cross and include breaks), riding the camel is not considered unethical. What are your thoughts?
P.S.: I love your channel! Looking forward to some Alpaca 🦙 facts!
Yeah, many, with so many other animals are on rise for deplorable treatments and handling. 😞
I agree it is awful. Horse drawn carriages are also evil.
But please don't use PETA as a source. They're hypocrites and full of crap.
@@LemonLoverCockatiel oh I didn't know that! A study about this would be interesting. P.ex. at what rate animals carrying stuff (as long as they are not getting abused) is cruel to them, taking for granted that in exchange they get food, shelter and care.
First of all, both my partner (the person who narrated this video) and I live a plant based life style, so it feels important to put that bias out front for any statement. Personally, we both find the practices and ethics of the organization known as PETA wrong and we don't subscribe to their rhetoric. That being said, of course we care about animals and how they're treated. Speaking for myself, I think when I sit down to have discussions like this I am walking a fine line, one that maybe I don't have all the right information to walk. I am white. I have never been to the tourist sites (or any other places) camels are raised as work animals. I have never spoken to the people who raise and work camels as a living. I have never had a conversation with someone whose life hangs between whether or not their camels survive a journey, season, etc. I have never had a conversation about how camels are viewed in certain cultures, religious practices, etc. There is *so much* I don't know and don't understand. I absolutely want every animal to be treated kindly and with respect, but I also understand that the way I see and want the world to be isn't the way it always will be because I can't possibly have every perspective. For me, what's more important is opening up opportunities for this kind of discussion with all of the people (and animals, where scientific research may help intervene to give them a voice) involved. Camel riding may seem unethical, but it may also be how a family is ensuring their children have food on the table. So "solving" some "problem" of unethical practices goes *a lot* further than - well we just need to make them stop. There are layers, many layers. And because people are also animals, I want them to be treated kindly and with respect, as well. So, to answer your question: I don't feel qualified to answer your question. I think if anyone reading this feels compelled to find an answer to this question, they should seek out ecology and perhaps pursue a career or hobby in finding how these connections between all the animals (including humans) interact within the environments they inhabit.
Thanks for asking an important question like this. We're glad to see you're enjoying the videos, and I'll be sure to put alpacas on our request list! Hope you have an awesome day 💚
@@AnimalFactFiles Thanks so much for this response. I had actually never thought of that perspective before and you are definitely right 😮. Sorry for citing PETA, I didn't actually have much information on them so it was a poor decision to bring them up. However, I'm really glad for that conversation because it has been eye opening to me 🙂. Thanks for all your work and time 🤗.
Camera one of mine animals from my country but you’re not on the flag because the flash dragon only the first color is red then white and then black so it’s still like animals in my country I don’t think it’s on my flag🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶 that flag that country
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