Homeland: Although I feel like a pretty wild guy, the truth is dromedary camels exist only as domesticated animals these days, primarily in northern Africa and across central Asia and Mongolia

Eats: Almost any vegetation in the desert, including salty plants and thorny twigs other animals don’t like at all

Fun facts:

• As I said on the video, camels are perfectly adapted to life in the desert. Here are a few of the ways our amazing bodies help us survive there:

We don’t need to drink for long periods, and can consume as much as 50 gallons of water at a time if really thirsty. That’s about 948 juice boxes’ worth of liquid!

We can drink brackish or salt water if necessary.

Our nostrils are closable slits, which help keep out blowing sand. In addition, our nostrils are built in a maze-like fashion to help keep moisture in the body.

We’ve got gorgeous double rows of long eyelashes to protect our eyes from the sun and blowing sand.

We’re the only mammals with oval (rather than round) red blood cells – this shape helps prevent the cells from rupturing when we drink large amounts of water.

The fat in our hump (remember from the video that our humps are filled with fat, not water!) and the longer fur on the hump help protect us from the sun.

Our feet are broad for walking on the sand.

Our lips are thick to withstand those tough desert plants. (Did you take a look at Tony’s lips?)

• We dromedary camels have only one hump. Our show-off bactrian camel cousins have two. (They remind me of Tony, who wouldn’t get off the video and let you see my regal profile again. Well, you can always rewind.)