NATURAL HISTORY. 33 
they crofs afford little morethan_the coarfeft weeds, 
they prefer them tothe choiceft pafture. He live 
forty or fifty years; is about fix feet and a half high, 
and has callofities on each knee, which greatly eafe 
him when he kneels downto depofit, or take up his load. 
A large camel will carry 1200 weight, wt 
The difference between a camel and a dromedary 
is, that the former has two bunches on his back, the 
latter only. one. There are alfo the Arabian camel, 
and the Llama camel of America. Camel hair is im. 
ported in great quantities for the ufe of painting. 
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