Camels Originally Came From North America — Here’s How They Vanished Camels didn’t start in Arabia—they evolved in North America. For 40 million years, dozens of species spread across the continent, from llama-like cousins to towering 18-foot giants. Their ancestors crossed the Bering land bridge into Asia, where they later thrived across the Silk Road. But in North America, the Ice Age, predators, and early human hunters wiped them out by 8,000 BC. Today, 34 million camels roam Africa and Asia…

Camels 🐪are one of the most amazing animals😍, they live in the desert and they, apparently have evolved specifically for that. At least that’s what it seems like. But recent discoveries show that camels actually originated in North America 44 million years ago, then migrated to Asia, Africa where they continued the breeds we know today of Dromedary (the one with one hump 🐪) and Bactrian (the one with two humps 🐫), and South America where they evolved into Llamas, Guanacos, Alpacas and Vicuña