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{{Taxonomy|image = Bactrian_camel.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia| order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Tylopoda |family = Camelidae|genus = Camelus|species = C. dromedarius (Dromedary)<br>C. bactrianus (Bactrian)<br>C. gigas<br>C. hesternus<br>C. sivalensis }}
{{Taxonomy|image = Bactrian_camel.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia| order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Tylopoda |family = Camelidae|genus = Camelus|species = C. dromedarius (Dromedary)<br>C. bactrianus (Bactrian)<br>C. gigas<br>C. hesternus<br>C. sivalensis }}
'''Camels''' are native to the dry and desert areas of western Asia and East Africa, and central and east Asia. The '''[[Dromedary]]''' or '''Arabian''' camel has a single hump, and the '''[[Bactrian camel]]''' has two humps. Their average life expectancy is up to 60 years.
'''Camels''' are native to the dry and desert areas of western Asia and East Africa, and central and east Asia. The '''Dromedary''' or '''Arabian''' camel has a single hump, and the '''Bactrian camel''' has two humps. Their average life expectancy is up to 60 years.
A popular saying from the [[Bible]] spoken by [[Jesus]] is that "...it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 19:24)
A popular saying from the [[Bible]] spoken by [[Jesus]] is that "...it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 19:24)