Camels and their bees

Everyone thinks they know what’s inside of a camel’s hump. Some people say it’s fat, other people say it’s water. They’re both wrong.

It’s bee hives.

Camel's milk (Not to scale)

Camel's milk (Not to Scale)

You see, camels do not lactate milk, like normal mammals. They lactate bees. Camels have formed a symbiotic relationship with bees. The bees live in the camel’s hump and provide the camels with honey and wax (because camels are also candle aficionados… camel candles

January 28, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Musings

One Response

  1. Catherine - January 29, 2009

    Good work! This was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative read. And I LOVE how you make me sound so stupid and dumb in the process. This is genius!

    Ah dear Professor Stokes, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, mere citizens.

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