It weighs 550 to 1500 pounds which is 250 to 680 kilograms. Its tail can be 21 in. long. There are two chief kinds of camels. These kinds of camels are the Arabian camel, which has one hump, and the Bactrian camel, it has two humps. Scientists think members of the camel family lived in North America for 40 million years. Al camels lose their fur during the spring. A camel is a large, strong desert animal. The hump of a camels mostly a lump of fat. The hump of a healthy camel can weigh 80 pounds or more. A female carries one camel for about 13 months. As amy people believe the hump is a storage for water, but it's not.