Camel

Camel

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Health points	32HP × 16
Behavior	Passive
Mob type	Animal
Hitbox size	Adult: Height: 2.375 blocks Width: 1.7 blocks Adult (sitting): Height: 0.945 blocks Width: 1.7 blocks Baby: Height: 1.1875 blocks Width: 0.85 blocks Baby (sitting): Height: 0.4725 blocks Width: 0.85 blocks
Spawn	Desert village Desert
Usable items	Saddle Cactus Lead

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A camel is a large passive mob found in deserts. They can be saddled and ridden by up to two players at once. When standing, it is tall enough that its riders cannot be reached by most melee-attacking mobs on the ground.

Spawning

One camel spawns in the center of each desert village during world generation. They can also spawn uncommonly in deserts in any light level‌^{[Java Edition only]} or a light level of 7 and below‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}.

Camel spawns in:

Category: Creature	Java Edition			Bedrock Edition
Spawn area	Spawn weight	Spawn chance	Group size	Spawn weight	Group size
Desert	1⁄13	7.69%	1	1	1

Drops

On death

1–3XP experience orbs drop when camels are killed by a player or tamed wolf‌^{[BE only]}. A saddle is dropped if the camel was already equipped with one. Killing a baby camel yields neither items nor experience.

Breeding

Upon successful breeding, 1–7XP is dropped.

Behavior

A camel wanders aimlessly, avoiding hazards and obstacles, and occasionally sits for two to seven seconds before standing up again. In Java Edition, camels cannot be interacted with while sitting, while in Bedrock Edition, they get up immediately once the player rides them while sitting. Camels immediately flee after being harmed, even when sitting. A sitting camel cannot be pushed by players or mobs.^[1] Sitting camels do not stand up if there are solid blocks above them, as doing so would inflict suffocation damage.

Camels can safely fall 6 blocks before they begin to accumulate fall damage, unlike most mobs, which can safely fall 3 blocks. Camels also take half of the normal fall damage (rounded up) that most other mobs take (0.5HP × 0.25 damage per block over the safe distance instead of 1HP). If an entity is riding a camel, they receive the same fall damage as the camel.

Camels are healed by 2HP health points each time they are fed a cactus. Camels also heal slowly on their own over time.

Even though camels are bred with cacti, touching a cactus block still harms them like any other mob. As with other mobs, camels do not avoid cacti when they pathfind.

Camels have the unique ability to step up 1.5 blocks, allowing them to surmount fences and walls with ease. This is in contrast to horses, donkeys and mules, which can't automatically step up more than one block without jumping.

Camels regenerate health over time.

Riding

Camels are naturally tame, and can always be ridden by players. Up to two players can ride one camel. While riding, the player in the back seat cannot hurt the player driving or the camel itself.

Camels have one slot in their inventory, to hold a saddle. A saddle can be placed on a camel by holding it and then using it on the camel, or by accessing its inventory. A camel's inventory can be accessed by mounting the camel and using inventory control, or by sneaking and then using or pressing the "open inventory" button‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} on the camel.

Once a camel is saddled, the player can control it with standard directional controls, jump, and the mouse. The player dismounts using the dismount control. A second player can then ride as a passenger. If the controlling passenger disembarks, then second passenger then takes control of the camel.

Camels cannot float on water when being controlled by a player.‌^{[until Mounts of Mayhem]} They can be ridden in water up to 3 blocks deep. In deeper water, the player is automatically dismounted.^[2]

Camels are less maneuverable than other mounts, with their turning and strafing speed being slower. They gradually gain speed while moving in a straight line, up to a walking speed of 3.794 blocks/s^[verify], and can also manually sprint at a speed of 8.0 blocks/s.^[verify]

Saddled camels also have the ability of "dashing". When the player rides them, the experience bar on HUD is replaced by a dash charging bar, similar to the jump charging bar for horses. Dashing is done using the jump control, and holding the control charges for a longer dashing. Camels can dash every 2.75 seconds. When dashing, the camel launches up to 12 blocks forward and one block upward. For a short time after dashing, the camel cannot sprint.

Camels are tall enough that most melee hostile mobs such as zombies, vindicators, hoglins, silverfish, endermites and golden sword-wielding piglins cannot reach mounted players to attack them. Spiders, wolves, slimes and magma cubes can still attack successfully because they jump or climb while attacking. Most mobs never deliberately attack camels under any circumstance, even to reach players riding one; the only exceptions being mobs that attack most or all other mobs, these being zoglins, wardens, withers, and vindicators named "Johnny".

Baby camels cannot be equipped or ridden.

Breeding

Camels follow players holding cactus but stop following when separated from the player by at least 10 blocks‌^{[Java Edition only]} / 16 blocks‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}. Sitting camels immediately start to stand up and follow once they notice the player holding cactus. Additionally, baby camels follow adults.

A player can breed camels by using cactus. After breeding, a baby camel spawns and 1–7 experience is generated. The parents cannot be bred again for 5 minutes.

Baby camels take 24000 ticks (20 minutes) to grow up, but the growth time can be accelerated using cactus. Each use takes 10 seconds off the remaining time to grow up.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags	Translation key
Camel	camel	dismounts_underwater followable_friendly_mobs	entity.minecraft.camel

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Camel	camel	138	entity.camel.name

Entity data

Camels have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Overkill	Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.	30	Bronze
		It Spreads	Kill a mob next to a catalyst	—	10	Bronze
		Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.	20	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	It Spreads	Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst	Kill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this advancement.
	The Parrots and the Bats	Breed two animals together	Breed a pair of any of these 26/27​[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem] mobs: Armadillo Axolotl Bee Camel Cat Chicken Cow Donkey Fox Frog Goat Hoglin Horse Llama Mooshroom Mule Nautilus​[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem] Ocelot Panda Pig Rabbit Sheep Sniffer Strider Trader Llama Turtle Wolf A mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs are ignored for this advancement.
	Two by Two	Breed all the animals!	Breed a pair of each of these 26/27​[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem] mobs: Armadillo Axolotl Bee Camel Cat Chicken Cow Donkey Fox Frog Goat Hoglin Horse Llama Mooshroom Mule Nautilus​[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem] Ocelot Panda Pig Rabbit Sheep Sniffer Strider Turtle Wolf A trader llama does not count as a llama, and a mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Adventure	Adventure, exploration and combat	Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
	A Throwaway Joke	Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.	Hit a mob with a thrown trident.
	Take Aim	Shoot something with an Arrow	Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.
	Mob Kabob​[upcoming JE 1.21.11]	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear.	Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement.
	Arbalistic	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot	Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
	Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.

Video

History

Announcement

October 15, 2022							Camels are announced at Minecraft Live 2022. Minecraft's camels are more specifically based on the dromedary, a species of camel that has one hump on its back.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Added camels behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
			22w43a				The camel's walking animation has been tweaked to more closely mirror how real camels walk.
1.20			23w12a				Camels are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20.2			23w31a				Camels no longer stand up when opaque blocks are placed over them, preventing them from taking suffocation damage as they stand up.[3]
							Camels dashing, standing up, or sitting down emit an entity_action vibration of frequency 4.[4][5]
							Camels are now able to panic when attached to leads.[6]
							The pitch values for baby camels for getting up and laying down are now correct.[7]
							Camels walking on suspicious sand, red sand, or concrete powder now plays the sound specific to sand blocks, instead of the generic stepping sound.[8] The translation key has also been changed accordingly, from subtitles.entity.camel.step_sand to subtitles.block.generic.footsteps.
			23w32a				The subtitle for the generic stepping sounds of various mobs, including camels, have now been corrected.[9] The translation key has also been changed accordingly, from subtitles.entity.camel.step to subtitles.block.generic.footsteps.
							Camels eating cactus emit an eat vibration of frequency 8.
1.21.5			25w03a				Saddles now show up on invisible camels.
							Saddles now show the enchantment glint on the camel when enchanted.
			25w07a				Camels can now spawn in deserts, outside of villages.
1.21.6			25w20a				Saddles can now be removed from camels using shears.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.21.11			25w44a				Camels no longer sink in water while ridden by a player.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.50.21				Added camels behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
			Preview 1.19.50.22				Camels now heal over time.
							The camel's walking animation has been tweaked to more closely mirror how real camels walk.
			Preview 1.19.60.20				Updated camels' texture and model to match Java Edition.[10]
			Preview 1.19.60.25				Camels no longer get pulled into ridable entities.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.21				Camels are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.21				Camels now make sand stepping sounds for suspicious sand,[verify for Bedrock Edition] red sand, and concrete powder.[11]
1.21.70			Preview 1.21.70.23				Camels can now spawn in deserts, outside of villages.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.21.130			Preview 1.21.130.22				Camels now take fall damage starting 4 blocks higher when walking or dashing.

Data History

Issues

Issues relating to "Camel" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• The camel's design pitch was made by developer Ulraf.^[12]
• Minecraft camels are specifically based on the one-humped dromedary camel, though the first model was based on the two-humped Bactrian camel.^[13]
• According to Agnes Larsson, the camel has an easter egg related to its ears.^[14]

Gallery

Animations

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  A camel.
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  A camel sitting.
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  A camel standing up.
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  A camel walking.
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  A camel dashing.
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  A saddled camel.
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  A saddled camel sitting.
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  A saddled camel standing up.
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  A saddled camel walking.
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  A saddled camel dashing.

Development images

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  A prototype version of the camel in Java Edition.
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  Four prototype camels looking at the player in Bedrock Edition.
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  Bugged camel's walking animation.
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  A table made of camels.
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  Late Development.

Recreations

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  Recreation of a prototype camel, resembling a llama.
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  Recreation of a prototype camel wearing a chest.

Mojang screenshots

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  A camel watching the sunset.
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  Different angle of a camel watching the sunset.

Concept artwork

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  Concept art of the camel showcasing the different coloring and face shapes considered during development.
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  Concept art of the camel showcasing the many designs of its face.
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  Concept art of the camel showcasing the camel's height next to a player and three blocks.

Screenshots

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  a camel sitting on grass
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  A wandering camel.
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  Alex and Zuri riding a camel.
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  Steve riding a camel out of the sunset.
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  Kai parking a camel.

Official artwork

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  Camels with Sunny
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  Artwork of Alex with a camel.
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  Artwork of Steve and Alex riding a camel.
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  Wallpaper of Steve and Alex on a camel.

Textures

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  Camel texture file.

In other media

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  Alex riding on a camel.^[15]
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  A camel on the key art for Timeless Trails.
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  The camel Xbox giveaway.^[16]
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  Render of the camel Xbox.
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  A camel with a sniffer.
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  Steve and Alex dashing on a camel off a cliff, as depicted in the Trails & Tales trailer.
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  A camel and snifflet in a camp, in A Tale of Two Friends.
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  Camel dashing across a river.
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  A camel covered in arrows.
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  A camel watching the sunrise.
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  A camel riding in a minecart.
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  Camel resting on hay.
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  A camel with a snifflet, concluding A Tale of Two Friends.
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  A fox resting with a camel.^[17]
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  Camels with a wandering trader.
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  Promotional artwork for Trails & Tales featuring camels on a map.^[18]
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  Alex and Sunny riding a camel.
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  Sunny and Alex riding a camel in an advertisement for a Back to School sale.^[19]
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  Artwork featuring Sunny and Alex riding a camel.
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  Lego camel
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  Diagram of a Lego camel's articulation
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  Lego baby camel
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  Camel tumbler

Trails & Tales Event

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  Camel Mask
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  Camel Hat
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  Camel Balloon
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  Camel Carousel
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  The Camel Carousel moving animation.
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  Balloon bundle, also featuring two sniffers.
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  The balloon bundle animated.
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  Secret Camel
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  The Camel Canyon cutout, featured in the Trails & Tales Event.
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  The icon for the Camel Mask, an item in the Trails & Tales event.
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  The icon for the Camel Hat, an item in the Trails & Tales event.
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  The icon for the Camel Balloon, an item in the Trails & Tales event.

References

External links

• Camel article on Wikipedia
• Mob Menagerie: Camel – Minecraft.net on June 22, 2023
• "A Tale of Two Friends | Trails & Tales" – Minecraft on YouTube, October 21, 2023

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