Their names are retained,however,to refer to different regions of the composite hip bone.At the point of fusion of the ilium, ischium, and pubis is adeep hemispherical socket called the acetabulum (as eË-tab u-lum; âvinegar cupâ) on the lateral surface of the pelvis (seeFigure 7.30).
Camels can run at speeds up to 40 miles per hour for short amounts of time. They usually travel 25 miles a day at 3 miles per hour. Camels are mammals. Camels are herbivores meaning they eat mostly greens and vegetation. Camels eat grass, grains, seeds, twigs and even plants with thorns. Camels have thick lips which allow them to eat the thorny plants without getting hurt. Camels three sets of eyelids with two rows of eyelashes. A camels eyelashes help keep the desert sand and dust out of their eyes.
1 Camels are herbivores. 2  Because they live in the dessert, they have to be able to eat desert plants. 3  Thorny cacti would cause other animals a great deal of difficulty. 4  Humans have used camels for their wool, milk, meat, leather, and even dung that can be used for fuel. Another camel lives in Australia. 2  They are feral, or wild, camels and they were dromedary camels that were imported to provide transportation. 3  They have become a pest because they are eating the natural vegetation.