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camel
A large mammal with one or two humps on its back, adapted to desert conditions. Used for transportation and carrying goods.
砂漠で駱駝に乗りました。
I rode a camel in the desert.
駱駝は水なしで長く生きられます。
Camels can survive for a long time without water.
駱駝の瘤には脂肪が蓄えられています。
Fat is stored in the camel's hump.
駱駝は砂漠の暑さにも寒さにも強い動物です。
Camels are animals that can withstand both the heat and cold of the desert.
昔の商人たちは駱駝に荷物を載せて砂漠を渡り、シルクロードを通って東と西の国々を結んでいた。
Merchants of old loaded their goods onto camels and crossed the desert, connecting the countries of East and West through the Silk Road.
駱駝 - the kanji is complex and often written in katakana (ラクダ) or hiragana.
Types of camels:
- 一瘤駱駝 - dromedary (one hump), found in Arabia and Africa
- 二瘤駱駝 - Bactrian camel (two humps), found in Central Asia
Camel adaptations:
- Can go weeks without water
- Humps store fat (not water) for energy
- Wide feet for walking on sand
- Can close nostrils during sandstorms
Historically important for Silk Road trade.
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