camels are found feeding in herds in the east. of these there are two different kinds, the bactrian and the arabian; the former kind having two humps on the back, the latter only one; they have also another hump under the breast, by means of which they support themselves when reclining. both of these species, like the ox, have no teeth in the upper jaw. they are all of them employed as beasts of burthen, in carrying loads on the back, and they answer the purpose of cavalry in battle. their speed is the same with that of the horse, but their power of holding out in this respect is proportioned in each to its natural strength: it will never go beyond its accustomed distance, nor will it receive more than its usual load. the camel can endure thirst for four days, and when it has the opportunity of obtaining water, it drinks, as it were, both for past and future thirst, having first taken care to trouble the water by trampling in it; without doing which, it would find no pleasure in drinking. they live fifty years, some indeed as much as one hundred.

there are two other animals, which have some resemblance to the camel. one of these is called, by the ?thiopians, the nabun. it has a neck like that of the horse, feet and legs like those of the ox, a head like that of the camel, and is covered with white spots upon a red ground; from which peculiarities it has been called the cameleopard.[90] it was first seen at rome in the circensian games held by c?sar, the dictator. since that time too, it has been occasionally seen. it is remarkable for the singularity of its appearance, and from its very wild disposition it has obtained the name of the wild sheep.