The Little Rock Zoo has three new camels.
The young, female camels were introduced to their new homes at the zoo this week. Sally, June and Stella are a year-and-a-half old. They came from Oklahoma.
The dromedary camels, also known as Arabian camels, won’t reach adult size until age 7.
“Bringing in these three young camels provides such a wonderful experience for our zoo visitors, who will get to watch them grow up,” Zoo Director Susan Altrui said in a news release. “Camels are fascinating, highly social animals that are as entertaining to learn about as they are to observe.”
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Camels were domesticated thousands of years ago and are used as pack animals.