298 ZOOLOGY. 



The camel is remarkable for the enormous mass of fat 

 found on the shoulders and back, single or double. Of the 

 camel there are two species the Bactrian with two humps, 

 and the Arabian or dromedary with one. Their feet are 



Fig. 272. Tongue of the Camel Leopard. 



Fig. 273. Cells of Llama's Stomach.* 



peculiar, the two toes being reunited nearly to the points by 

 a strong sole, admirably fitted for traversing sandy deserts. 

 Without the camel, man could with difficulty have traversed 



* Peculiar cells or pouches in the stomach of the Llama ; they strictly re- 

 semble those which were supposed to be peculiar to the Camel. E. K. 



