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[Michael Chu]

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Yes and no. Most camels can outrun most horses, but the fastest racehorse would probably outrun the fastest camel (it would be a close race). However, camels can carry more weight and can move at average speeds of about 12 kilometer per hour for as much as 18 hours. A fast, unladen camel can attain speeds of over 60 kilometers per hour (while fast racehorses can peak at about 65 kilometers per hour). On sand, however, the camel will beat the horse in a race.

[Guest]

I think camels have more advantages than horses anyway. Camels can travel many days without food or water. When riding a horse for more than half a day, you always have to be aware of water sources. And even more, I read once that camels seem smarter than horses about getting themselves out of a precarious situation. If a horse gets tangled up in a rope, it may struggle violently and get rope burns (or worse). A tangled up camel will, after briefly testing the bonds, sit quietly and figure out what to do next.
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