......., the lad is from Tunisia and spent t0o much time in the midday sun, and grew up with Camels.

Camels are remarkable desert mammals with one (Dromedary) or two (Bactrian) humps storing fat for energy, not water, and possess unique adaptations like closable nostrils, triple eyelids, oval blood cells, and wide feet for sand, allowing them to survive long periods without water, eat tough plants, and even run fast. They are social, communicate with bellows and growls, baby camels (calves) are born without humps, which develop later. A camel’s hump stores up to 80 pounds of fat, which they can live off for weeks or even months. This concentrated fat helps regulate body temperature and provides essential energy and water when food and water are scarce.
When a camel finally does find water, it can drink up to 40 gallons in one go. Camels are very strong and can carry up to 900 pounds for 25 miles a day.
Camels are pretty fast. They can travel at up to 40 miles per hour – the same as a racehorse! Don’t make a camel angry – they can spit as a way to distract whatever they think is a threat. There are over 160 words for camel in Arabic alone