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I'm a proud non-smoker, but why are these "ships of the desert" in a caravan when a pack of them would have been spot on? |
camels
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$100 |
J |
COLLECTIVE ANIMAL NAMES, WITH OPTIONS |
2026-03-27 |
#42 |
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Used in trips across the desert, a group of them can be called a caravan or a train |
camels
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$1,000 |
J |
ANIMAL GROUPS |
2024-09-25 |
#9168 |
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(Sarah gives the clue from L.A.'s Page Museum.) You think some strange things roam L.A.'s streets today? Well, in the last ice age there were these"ships of the desert" |
camels
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$800 |
DJ |
YOU'RE AN ANIMAL |
2002-03-14 |
#4044 |
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These humped mammals once carried mail across arid parts of the U.S. |
camels
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$100 |
J |
MAMMALS |
1995-07-11 |
#2517 |
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Evidence suggests that these humped mammals no longer found here originated in North America |
camels
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$100 |
J |
MAMMALS |
1994-11-18 |
#2350 |
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Unlike most other mammals, these "ships of the desert" have oval red blood corpuscles |
camels
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$100 |
J |
ANIMALS |
1992-12-07 |
#1901 |
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After 3,000 years these "ships of the desert" in Saudi Arabia are being replaced by cars, vans & trucks |
camels
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$200 |
DJ |
ANIMALS |
1990-10-29 |
#1416 |
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These beasts of burden compete with one another in annual wrestling matches in Selcuk, Turkey |
camels
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$100 |
J |
ANIMAL TRIVIA |
1990-04-27 |
#1315 |
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To replace lost water, these "desert ships" may drink 20 gallons or more at one time |
camels
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$100 |
J |
MAMMALS |
1988-09-30 |
#935 |
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Until the 5th c. invention of stirrups, horses kneeled to be mounted, like these desert animals |
camels
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$100 |
J |
HORSES |
1985-06-03 |
#191 |