Camel - Blog Posts
This looks like a one piece chapter page it’s just missing a bunch of funny guys
The guitars of Tinariwen, a Sahara based Tuareg rock band.
THE CAMEL 🐪 DRIVERS OF INDIA
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1988 Tyrrel with a very tiny Camel sponsorship on a elegant black livery
An ugly Opel Corsa in Camel livery ran in Catalunya in 1991
From 70s, the DAF Variomatic Huron 4A Cosworth
«Just found this amazing picture of a camel livery. Thought you may like it!»
Thanks to @clutchkickrobcio to submit this post! It was 1987 in Monaco, Ayrton Senna won that Gran Prix with his #12 Camel Lotus-Honda.
An ugly Opel Corsa in Camel livery ran in Catalunya in 1991
An odd Audi Coupe Prototype in Baja Aragon, Spain 1991.
Ayrton Senna, Lotus-Honda 99T, 1987 Monaco GP, Monte Carlo
Bactrian camel
Watercolour and ballpoint pen on paper.
Camel study
Watercolour and fineliners on paper.
Loved this one and read about it. Working on the illustration was very relaxing and came out nicely. While working on the head, I was getting slightly confused but in the end, it was all good. I hope you enjoy the sheet as much as I did studying this mysterious and relatively new species. (When I say relatively new is because not so long ago it wasn't classified as a species). Check out the process: Instagram Join the Club
Bactrian Camel Camelus bactrianus bactrianus Family: Camelidae Genus: Camelus Subspecies: 02 Feed: Herbivore Habitat: Arid Desert Status and Conservation: Not Evaluated It was domesticated circa 4500 BC and ever since has contributed greatly to the development of humans. It was found initially mostly in the Gobi Desert but because is now domesticated, can be found all around the world. ____________________ Full text, drawing process, and family here
The poster of the Camelidae family. What I like from this work is that I can see the improvement of my illustration. From the time that I began to now, I have put more attention to detail an accuracy keeping in mind that subspecies differences are often very small. I love what I am doing and I love to share it with all of you.
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Vicuña The last species of the family and the smallest too. And like many small things it is also the most precious treasure. The wool of the vicuña is among the most expensive textiles worldwide. A meter square can reach an impressive $3000 US. being mostly exclusive for the most prestigious high couture brands in the world.
In a move that I found very smart from the governments where the animal can be found, is that the exportation of these animals is strictly prohibited making these countries the only ones who can manage the vicuña’s wool business. Good for them!
Once widespread in millions, it was vastly hunted when the conquerors discovered America (A repeated story), until 1950 where its numbers plumped to mere 10.000. Today is heavily protected and its situation is stable. However, Scientist state that its stable population depends of the different laws of protection. If those laws would be lifted, the animal will be at the brick of extinction in just five years.
The next family is a very grumpy cute looking giant.
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I’ve been improving the illustrations of the animals making it more realistic in order for the information to be clearer. Can you tell the difference of these ones compare to the previous ones?
Thanks again for your support, likes, reblog and follows, means a lot to me. Don’t forget that if you want to buy some of the posters of the previous families of animals you can find them here: Poster of Species On my Instagram account, I’m planning to post part of the illustration process. Don’t miss it: Species of the World See you next time.
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The Guanaco is a smaller member of the camelidae family also inhabits the andes in South America.
The information found about this animal is a little bit confusing. While some pages put the animal in an endangered status, some others put it in a Least Concern status. However looking at the numbers of some of the subspecies, I came to the conclusion that it might be a endangered species.
Another issue was that some pages state that it is composed by four subspecies, some other just recognized two ( Guanaco and Guanaco Norteño) saying that the differences are not yet proved and the distribution is unclear.
This just proves how much is still to be done in the animal kingdom and how easy can become a topic of controversy among biologist. Time will give the reason to either of the two theories while some other questions surely arise. Fascinating!
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Alpaca The beginnings of the Alpaca is more related to the Vicuña but it has been recently breed with Llamas. It’s domestication is been happening for thousand years and contrary to the Llama who was domesticated as a working animal and wool provider, the Alpaca is been domesticated exclusively for its wool, which can be used extensively.
As common as it is now, the Alpaca was at the brick of the extinction in the 1500′s when the Spanish discovered America. They decimated the species at the point that it was believed extinct. However, the animal move to higher altitudes, where later, in the XIX century was rediscovered. As a domestic animal, today can be seen everywhere in the world. It’s domestication and maintenance is not difficult.
The differences between the two breeds are remarkably visible.
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Let me introduce you to one of the strongest family, the Camelidus. I still remember vividly the first time I saw a camel in my life. I was no more than ten years old and I couldn’t believe my eyes how massive this animals are. Somehow I got amazed. How awkward it feels by its long extremities that seem they don’t have full control. Or the unmanageable long neck that is crowned for a head that I’m sure was the idea for many monsters of Star Wars. At first glance, it look like if many mistakes came together to create this animal.
However, how wrong I was. If there is an animal that defy nature in its extremes conditions, it will be the camel and its relatives. They can live literally everywhere. From the coldest to the hottest, and can flourish even when abundance is limited. Excellent distance devourers and the best administrating water. Their sight is exceptional and can run at a formidable speed. Their bodies are made to take the best from the worst the environment can provide.
If the horse was crucial in human evolution, the taming of the camel I’d like to think was rather smart. A living tank where locomotive transportation wasn’t even a coarse sketch, that provides more than the indispensable to survive in the worst conditions. ___
Wild Bactrian Camels where thought to be just feral Camels that escaped to the wild. However, further genetic studies proved that is a different species that diverged from the Bactrian Camel more than a million years ago.
It is critically endangered and is recognized as the eighth most endangered large mammal in the world, remaining no more than 1400 specimens in the wild. Illegal hunting, habitat destruction, hybridization with domestic camels, and the competence for resources with domestic stock are some of the main threats for this animal.
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