Camel

Camel
Biographical information
Alias	Dromedary
Behind the scenes
First appearance	The Mummy
Latest appearance	A Candle in the Darkness

“	Never did like camels: filthy buggers, they smell, they bite, they spit. Disgusting.	”
–Jonathan Carnahan about camels, The Mummy

Camels are large four-footed mammals that are used in expeditions and caravans in the Sahara to carry goods and travellers.

Quadrupeds, camels often congregate in herds and graze on what plant life they find. Camels can go for long periods without water and can withstand desert heat well. With long necks and limbs, camels are slow-moving on stable terrain but can move quickly enough on sandy grounds with their large flat feet. Camels, when agitated by their handlers, spit and bite if annoyed enough.

Camels were used by expeditions seeking ruins in Egypt and merchants in Cairo. As camels can endure sun, deserts, heavy loads and heat, they were often utilised by the French Foreign Legion, as one particular garrison made its way to the lost City of the Dead, Hamunaptra, but as the men in the garrison were almost completely wiped out, their camels stood waiting for their masters to return. Camels could be purchased from vendors in outposts for a nominal price.

The Akkadian warrior Mathayus was known to ride an albino camel.

Alex O'Connell had a pet camel named Stinkwad during his training as a Medjai.

Appearances

• The Mummy (First appearance)
  • The Mummy (novelization)
• The Mummy Returns
  • The Mummy Returns (novelization)
• The Mummy: The Animated Series
  • A Candle in the Darkness
• The Scorpion King
  • The Scorpion King (novelization)