A giraffe-like camel with hooked fangs gets a vampire name

Researchers have described an extinct camel that looked rather like a giraffe, with a long frame and hooked fangs. They named it Vampyrocamelus. The details come from a brief summary of the work, so the age, size and diet are not given here. Even so, it is a useful reminder that camels were not always the humped, sand-loving animals of postcards. The family tree had odd branches, and at least one of them seems to have come with dental equipment more at home in a Gothic novel.