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The second of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories: How The Camel Got His Hump. Learn about our author who was a devoted father, a camel's folly leading to a just punishment for shirking his work, and why do camels have humps?

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Sources:

Kipling, Rudyard. "How The Camel Got His Hump." Just So Stories. 1902. Ebook ed., Project Gutenberg. Original Release 2001. Most Recent Update 2019. gutenberg.org

Crupi, Sarah. "Truth or Tail? A Camel's Hump Stores Fat, Not Water." Cleveland Zoological Society. 06 Apr. 2021. clevelandzoosociety.org/z/2021/04/06/truth-or-tail-a-camels-hump Accessed 14 May 2026.

Kendall, Emily. "Bactrian Camel." Britannica. 25 May 2026. britannica.com/animal/Bactrian-camel Accessed 26 May 2026.

"Dromedary." Britannica. 2 May 2025. www.britannica.com/animal/Arabian-camel Accessed 26 May 2026.

The Kipling Society. kiplingsociety.co.uk Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

"Lahore." Britannica. britannica.com/summary/Lahore Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

Wingett, Matt. "Portsmouth, Home of Great Writing Part II: Rudyard Kipling." Star & Crescent. 20 Apr. 2015. starandcrescent.org.uk/2015/04/20/portsmouth-home-of-great-writing-part-ii-rudyard-kipling/ Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

Davis, Lacey. Information about humps, Dowager's humps, etc. Expert: Licensed Massage Therapist 2016-2023.

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