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Camel Fossils Found In Arctic Suggest Ancient Creatures Roamed Region

Description:And here we thought camels preferred warm weather. While modern camels are native to desert regions, new research suggests their prehistoric ancestors thrived as far north as Canada's High Arctic, where the fossils of oversized, camel-like creatures were uncovered recently. This is the closest to the North Pole such remains have ever been found and is the first evidence that these large, prehistoric camels roamed the Arctic region 3.5 million years ago. (1:20)

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