@modernday_eratosthenes: But what did the horses think of them #stem #Science Sources: 1. “The Giant Camels of the Prehistoric High Arctic” – National Geographic 2. “Camels Originated in North America, Probably Roamed Hollywood” – Interesting Engineering 3. “Freeway project unearths a time when camels roamed San Diego” – Phys

Chris Jones :

Horses too, right?

Under Water Paleo Artist :

When you said that the Camels came from America, my jaw literally dropped! No one in my entire life has ever told me this so I am very pleased right now 🙏🙏🔥

🃏 Pierrot 🃏 :

Is this why camels look like llama? 🦙

AmandaVDaulton :

Here in the Tennessee area one prehistoric creature whose bones are found is from Camelops. Camelops (an extinct genus of ancient camel) and Camel (modern Camelus species) share deep ancestral roots but differ heavily in habitat, size, and physical traits. Both belong to the tribe Camelini, with Camelops being a closely related sister lineage.Lineage & Origin: Both originated in North America. Modern camels (Camelus dromedarius and Camelus bactrianus) migrated to Asia and Africa, while Camelops remained in North America until going extinct about 13,000 years ago.Habitat: Modern camels are famous for thriving in arid, hot deserts. Camelops was primarily an Ice Age herbivore adapted to cold plains, open woodlands, and wetlands, ranging from the high Arctic down to Mexico.Size: Camelops was generally taller and larger than modern camels, standing over 7 feet (2.2 meters) tall at the shoulder and weighing up to 1,800 to 2,200 pounds. They also had longer necks and legs.Diet: While modern camels predominantly browse hardy, thorny desert shrubs, Camelops had a mixed diet of grasses, shrubs, and leafy plants from tall branches.The Hump: Modern camels have fatty humps for water/energy storage. It is still debated by paleontologists whether Camelops had a hump, as soft tissue rarely preserves in the fossil record.

RidingOnARockInSpace :

Now Trump will claim all camels back and apply a tariff

. :

man all the fun animals that were once existed in in America have to go extinct

Dakota :

This is kind misleading, camels weren’t around, it was their ancestors like the Protylopus that were around

Casper :

They honestly look American 😂

🇦🇺 living in 🇨🇦 :

There’s about 1m wild feral camel in Australia

SirJesticles :

Same thing with horses, they originated in the Americas, migrated to Eurasia, went extinct in the Americas, and were reintroduced during colonization.

Baller :

Llamas and camels are cousins

SlimShimmy :

People will look at this and swear evolution isn’t a real thing 😭✌️

pshawnallen :

Interesting, now I need to know what other animals are from here but now elsewhere.

Jimmy Pablo :

camel cigarettes also originated in north america.

Happymás :

If they went to Oxford, would they become an Oxford Cama🤣

C3Peacock :

Do female camas have a period?🤔

Michael Pecararo :

Logan :

البشري اصله من جزيرة العرب

MOST :

There were also lions in Europe too!

RB :

america invented everythjng.

komodo dragon :

i had to read an argument in undergrad that proposes bringing back megafauna like camels and lions from africa to roam freely in america to replace our extinct versions. Weird but interesting to read!

John R258 :

I DID NOT KNOW THIS! WWWHHAATT!

Evil Professor :

The ice age didn’t end 12,000 years ago. We are in the 52nd interglacial of this ice age. We are still in the ice age and this interglacial will end and people will learn how fortunate we were to be in an interglacial.

cinnamon_toast_c.nt :