Itâs not the earliest known code of laws. Hammurabiâs dictates are often cited as the oldest written laws on record, but they were predated by at least two other ancient codes of conduct from the Middle East.
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia. Of the two species of camel, it is by far the rarer. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel.
Dromedaries have a soft, wide-spreading pad for walking on sand; Bactrian camels have a firmer foot. Like the giraffeâs, the camelâs gait is a pace, with both legs on a side moving together. Short bursts of 65 km (40 miles) per hour are possible, but camels are excellent plodders.