The camel, or dromedary, as these single-humped animals aresometimes called, is a...
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The camel, or dromedary, as these single-humped animals are
sometimes called, is a marvellous desert machine. Their weight is so finely
distributed that they leave barely a mark in the sand. Provided
they have somewhere to graze, they can last two weeks
without water, and they can carry loads of up to 500lbs
over enormous distances. Camels changed the history
of the Sahara. Without them, 2,000 years of trade,
war, expansion and exploration would never have happened. They're quite brilliant,
although they look, you know, an animal designed by committee
is just about right, really
sometimes called, is a marvellous desert machine. Their weight is so finely
distributed that they leave barely a mark in the sand. Provided
they have somewhere to graze, they can last two weeks
without water, and they can carry loads of up to 500lbs
over enormous distances. Camels changed the history
of the Sahara. Without them, 2,000 years of trade,
war, expansion and exploration would never have happened. They're quite brilliant,
although they look, you know, an animal designed by committee
is just about right, really
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The camel, or dromedary,
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as these single-humped animals are
sometimes called,
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is a marvellous desert machine.
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Their weight is so finely
distributed that they leave barely
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a mark in the sand. Provided
they have somewhere to graze,
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they can last two weeks
without water, and they can carry
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loads of up to 500lbs
over enormous distances.
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Camels changed the history
of the Sahara.
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Without them, 2,000 years of trade,
war, expansion and exploration
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would never have happened.
00:00:36.998 --> 00:00:39.999
They're quite brilliant,
although they look, you know,
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an animal designed by committee
is just about right, really.
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Movie Summary
Michael Palin has a nostalgic look back on five of his travel adventures - Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara and Himalaya.
