. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. BACTRIAN CAMEL.—Vamelas baclrianus. THE CAMEL. 'ROM the earliest times that are recorded in history, the Camel is mentioned as one of the animals which are totally subject to the sway of man, and which in eastern countries contribute so much to the wealth and influence of their owners. There are two species of Camel acknowledged by zoologists, namely, the common Camel of Arabia, which has but one hump, and the Mecheri, or Bactrian Camel, which possesses two of these curious appendages. O
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. BACTRIAN CAMEL.—Vamelas baclrianus. THE CAMEL. 'ROM the earliest times that are recorded in history, the Camel is mentioned as one of the animals which are totally subject to the sway of man, and which in eastern countries contribute so much to the wealth and influence of their owners. There are two species of Camel acknowledged by zoologists, namely, the common Camel of Arabia, which has but one hump, and the Mecheri, or Bactrian Camel, which possesses two of these curious appendages. Of these two animals, the former is by far the more valuable, as it is superior to its two-humped relative in almost every respect. Admirably fitted, as are all animals, for the task which they are intended to perform, the Camel presents such wonderful adaptations of fonn to duty, that the most super- ficial observer cannot but be struck with the exquisite manner in which the creature has been endowed with the various qualities of mind and body which are needful under the peculiar circumstances amid which it dwells. As the animal is intended to traverse the parched sand plains, and to pass several con- secutive days without the possibility of obtaining liquid nourishment, there is an internal structure which permits the animal to store np a considerable amount of water for future use. For this purpose, the honeycomb cells of the "reticulum" are largely developed, and are enabled to receive and retain the water which is received into the stomach after the natural thirst of the animal has been supplied. After a Camel has been accustomed to journeying across the hot and arid sand wastes, it learns wisdom by experience, and contrives to lay by a much greater supply of water than would be accumulated by a young and untried animal. It. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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