Download or read book Bactrian Camel written by Anita Ganeri and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the Bactrian camel, describing what it looks like, what it eats, where it lives, and what it does during the day and at night.
Download or read book Ships of the Silk Road written by Angus Forsyth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hundreds of years the Bactrian camel ploughed a lonely furrow across the vast wilderness of Asia. This bizarre-looking, temperamental yet hardy creature here came into its own as the core goods vehicle, resolutely and reliably transporting to China – over huge and unforgiving distances – fine things from the West while taking treasures out of the Middle Kingdom in return. Where the chariot, wagon and other wheeled conveyances proved useless amidst the shifting desert dunes, the surefooted progress of the camel – archetypal 'ship of the Silk Road' – now reigned supreme. The Bactrian camel was a subject that appealed particularly to Chinese artists because of its association with the exotic trade to mysterious Western lands. In his lavishly illustrated volume, Angus Forsyth explores diverse jade pieces depicting this iconic beast of burden. Almost one hundred separate objects are included, many of which have not been seen in print before. At the same time the author offers the full historical background to his subject. The book will have a strong appeal to collectors and art historians alike.
Download or read book The Lost Camels Of Tartary written by John Hare and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-04-02 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Hare has made three expeditions to the Mongolian and Chinese Gobi deserts, the first in 1993 with Russian scientists and the second and third with Chinese scientists in 1995 and 1996. The book records the amazing adventures he has experienced on those expeditions and will record details of the 30-day walk on foot in the formidable Kum Tagh sand dunes in the spring of 1997. He is the first recorded foreigner to have crossed the Gashun Gobi from north to south. The expeditions were primarily concerned with tracking down the mysterious wild Bactrian camel 'camelus bactrianus ferus' which lives in the heartland of the desert and is the ancestor of all domestic Bactrian stock. There are under a thousand left in the world and the wild Bactrian camel is more endangered than the giant Panda. This is John Hare's magnificent account of a formidable feat of modern exploration.
Download or read book Camels written by Cherie Winner and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the behavior, habitat, and life cycle of camels.
Download or read book Bactrian Camel An Educational Children s Book about Bactrian Camel with Fun Facts written by Sue Reed and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bactrian Camel! An Educational Children's Book about Bactrian Camel with Fun Facts
Download or read book Camels For Kids written by Rachel Smith and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camels For Kids Table of Contents Introduction What is a camel? What kinds of camels are there? Where do camels live? The history of camels and humans What are camelids? What do camels eat? Camelops Dromedary camel Bactrian camel Hybrid camels Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Camels have long been the cars of the desert. In areas with little water, and where technology such as cars either didn't exist or aren't accessible even today, the camel was the main means of moving people and things. Great caravans would go through deserts, relying heavily on camels to carry everything. For the longest time, camels have been associated even with the Magi, the three kings who are said to have visited Jesus as a baby. The camel is also in the charming tale by Rudyard Kipling, where the story of how the camel got its hump is playfully explained. Without camels, and their ability to survive in arid environments, many places would have been left without transportation (using things to move people and items). With their great hump or humps, and their tendency to spit, a camel probably strikes most people as a strange looking creature. But the camel is just one more example of an animal adapted to a less than easy environment.
Download or read book Camel written by Robert Irwin and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as “half snake, half folding bedstead.” But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This is most evident in the Arab world, where the camel has played a central role in the historical development of Arabic society—where an elaborate vocabulary and extensive literature have been devoted to it. In Camel, Robert Irwin explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those cultivated in locales where camels are not indigenous. Here, he traces the history of the camel from its origins millions of years ago to the present day, discussing such matters of contemporary concern as the plight of camel herders in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, the alarming increase in the population of feral camels in Australia, and the endangered status of the wild Bactrian in Mongolia and China. Throughout history, the camel has been appreciated worldwide for its practicality, resilience, and legendary abilities of survival. As a result it has been featured in the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Poussin, Tiepolo, Flaubert, Kipling, and Rose Macaulay, among others. From East to West, Irwin’s Camel is the first survey of its kind to examine the animal’s role in society and history throughout the world. Not just for camel aficionados, this highly illustrated book, containing over 100 informative and unusual images, is sure to entertain and inform anyone interested in this fascinating and exotic animal.
Download or read book The Photo Ark written by Joel Sartore and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.
Download or read book Camels written by John Bonnett Wexo and published by Child's World. This book was released on 1989 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the physical characteristics, behavior, and different kinds of camels.
Download or read book On the Osteological Symmetry of the Camel written by Walter Adam and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Camels in the Biblical World written by Martin Heide and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camels are first mentioned in the Bible as the movable property of Abraham. During the early monarchy, they feature prominently as long-distance mounts for the Queen of Sheba, and almost a millennium later, the Gospels tell us about the impossibility of a camel passing through a needle’s eye. Given the limited extrabiblical evidence for camels before circa 1000 BCE, a thorough investigation of the spatio-temporal history of the camel in the ancient Near and Middle East is necessary to understand their early appearance in the Hebrew Bible. Camels in the Biblical World is a two-part study that charts the cultural trajectories of two domestic species—the two-humped or Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) and the one-humped or Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius)—from the fourth through first millennium BCE and up to the first century CE. Drawing on archaeological camel remains, iconography, inscriptions, and other text sources, the first part reappraises the published data on the species’ domestication and early exploitation in their respective regions of origin. The second part takes a critical look at the various references to camels in the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels, providing a detailed philological analysis of each text and referring to archaeological data and zoological observations whenever appropriate. A state-of-the-art evaluation of the cultural history of the camel and its role in the biblical world, this volume brings the humanities into dialogue with the natural sciences. The novel insights here serve scholars in disciplines as diverse as biblical studies, (zoo)archaeology, history, and philology.
Download or read book Camels in Asia and North Africa written by Eva-Maria Knoll and published by Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity's history is closely linked to those of camels. Without these remarkable animals we could not have inhabited the arid zones of Asia and North Africa, nor could we cope with today's challenges of increasing desertification. Researching interactions between humans and camels therefore has been established at the Austrian Academy of Sciences ever since its foundation more than 160 years ago. The present publication is committed to this research tradition. This book assembles insights upon current and historical interactions between humans and camels. Thereby it is international and interdisciplinary from the outset and aims at intensifying a camel-related knowledge exchange between the natural sciences and the humanities. The here presented discussions of Old World camels (dromedary, Bactrian, wild camel) include such diverse topics as camel origin, domestication, breeding, raising and commerce. Moreover, camels' significance is also discussed regarding socio-cultural and economic factors, music, folk medicine and veterinary medicine, as well as saving the last remaining wild camels. With an afterword by Richard W. Bulliet (New York), one of the world's leading authorities on the camels' history.
Download or read book The Dromedary and Bactrian Camel in Levantine Historical Settings written by Paula Wapnish and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Biological Adaptations of Camels in their Natural Environment written by Lea Weller BA and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Biology - Zoology, grade: A, University of Derby, course: BSC Biology, language: English, abstract: I will describe the camels adaptations it has to make in order to survive in its natural environment. It will include the camel’s physical adaptations, their biological and physical adaptations towards heat and environmental temperature changes, water losses and gains. Also their tolerance to dehydration, and how they adjust their body’s physiology to survive through it. It will explain how the camels hump actually works, what it stores and how it uses its stores for energy
Download or read book My Bed written by Rebecca Bond and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delightful rhymes and charming hand-stitched art celebrate the many ways we sleep across the world. Perfect for a baby shower gift and for fans of This Is How We Do It.
Download or read book The Camel His Organization Habits and Uses Considered with Reference to His Introduction Into the United States written by George Perkins Marsh and published by Boston : Gould and Lincoln ; New York : Sheldon. This book was released on 1856 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
