We all know about the two great divisions in camels: the dromedaries (one hump Arabian camels - think of "D" on its back as a reminder) and the bactrians (two hump Asian camels, again, think of "B" on its back). Camels have been crossbred with other camelids (llamas, alpacas, etc.) to varying success. As it turns out, when you cross a bactrian with a dromedary you end up with a camel with a single large hump, and one that is larger than either of its parents.
It can also fly, predict the future by reading patterns found in its spit, and shoot lightning from turrets in its hump. It's an uber-camel.
posted by Raging Wombat at 8:00 AM on Jun 26, 2009
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Close this window Jump to comment formI might be wrong, but I think the uber-camels were deployable units of the Brotherhood of Nod in the Command and Conquer series.
June 26, 2009
Jeff Minter made several old 8-bit videogames based on that idea:
http://www.llamasoft.co.uk/lc-8bit.php
Attack of the Mutant Camels, Revenge of the Mutant Camels, and of course, Metagalactic Llamas Battle At The Edge Of Time...
June 26, 2009
Rock on with the fab pneumonic device, RW.
June 26, 2009
Camel is laughing at an inside joke. They can also play poker very well.
June 27, 2009
He's warning the camel spiders to back off!
June 27, 2009
I think he is singing!!!
June 28, 2009
He's saying "Git off my desert, you darn kids!"
I also wonder if camelid cross-breeds are as cranky as pure camels?
June 29, 2009