TED: You have no idea where camels really come from | Latif Nasser

The video tells the story of Natalia Rybczynski, a paleobiologist who discovered a 3.5 million-year-old camel bone in the Arctic. Through collagen fingerprinting, it was confirmed to be a camel, challenging the traditional view of camels as desert animals. The video explores camel evolution, suggesting their adaptations may have originally evolved for Arctic conditions. This discovery prompts a reevaluation of how we perceive camels and highlights the dynamic nature of scientific understanding.

How did the climate of the Arctic differ from what we know today?

What evolutionary theory did Natalia and her colleagues propose regarding the camel's adaptations?

What does the story of Natalia's discovery illustrate about scientific inquiry?

In what ways did the discovery of the Giant Arctic camel change perceptions of camels?