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Hump (other)
Hump, The Hump, or humping may refer to: Biological * Hump, the fleshy mass on the back of a camel containing its fat reservoir * Humping, slang for sexual intercourse ** Dry humping, a form of non-penetrative sexual activity * Hunchback or Kyphosis, curvature of the upper spine Media * HUMP! (film festival), an annual presentation of amateur pornography Music * ''Humpin'', a 1994 album by The Gap Band * "My Humps", a 2005 song by The Black Eyed Peas People * Nickname of Murray Humphreys, a Chicago prohibition gangster Places * The Hump (Alberta), a summit in Alberta * The Hump, a name given by World War II Allied pilots to part of the Himalayan mountains * HuMP, ''Hundred Metre Prominence'', a classification of British hills * The Hump (Antarctica), a summit in Antarctica * Nickname of the Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State University's main indoor arena Transport * The Classification yard#Hump yard, hump in a railroad Hump yard, to classify railcars by gravity * Speed hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). Camels are working animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up 6%. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered. The word ''camel'' is also used informally in a wider sense, where the more correct term is "camelid", to include all seven species of the family Camelidae: the true camels (the above three species), along with the "New World" camelids: the llama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
