humps
A hump is a rounded protrusion or bulge on the body of an animal or on an inanimate object, and the plural form humps refers to multiple such features. The best-known example is the camel hump. In camels, the hump stores fat that can be metabolized to provide energy and water when food is scarce; it is not a direct water reserve. Dromedaries have one hump, while Bactrian camels have two. Humps can vary in size with feeding status and hydration; severe malnutrition or dehydration can cause one or both humps to diminish.
Other animals may display humps in different forms, such as the muscular shoulder hump seen in some
In infrastructure, a speed hump or traffic hump is a raised road feature designed to slow vehicles;