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Re: camel
    
                        


                                            

                

            

        


    

        

            

                

                    
Re: camel

                    

                        From Peter Henderson <pet...@usa.net>
                        · alt.ascii-art
                        · 20 Nov 2001 00:41                                                    · View full thread
                                            

                

            

        


        

            

                

                    

                        
Bill Taylor wrote:
> Dale Hennessey <dal...@REMOVETHISpeergroup.com> writes:
> 
> |> Dromedary camels are one-humped. (Camelus dromedarius)
> |> Bactrian camels are two-humped.  (Camelus bactrianus, or Camelus ferus)
[snip]
> For a mnemonic on the camels, just remember that bactrians, from Bactria,
> i.e. mostly Afganistan, have more hills on them, to go with the hilly
> terrain there, (especially as opposed to Arabia!!)

(Sorry for the delay) Or for a better mnemonic, Dromedary camels have on 
hump. The letter D has one hump. Bactrian camels have two humps; the 
letter B has two humps. Imagine the first letter in the camel's name 
lying down on the camel's back.

Sincerely,
Peter Henderson
pet...@usa.net



                    

                

            

        


        

            

                

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