Camel cartoon

Read these camel jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.

Jokes to read aloud

How do you serve a camel a cup of tea?
Ask them if they want one hump or two?

What did the camel say to the Sahara?
Long time no sea.

What did the camel say when it saw a speed bump?
Nice portrait.

What do camels use to hide themselves?
Camelflauge!

What weekday is a Camel always looking forward to?
Wednesday (Hump Day)

What is a camels favorite nursery rhyme?
Humpty Dumpty

What is sweet and walks across a desert?
A Caramel.

How does a camel go across the desert without going hungry?
Because of all the sand-wiches!

How do the cool camels say hello?
How you dune?

Three more animal giggles

What kind of tea do camels drink?
Camel-mile.

Why did the camel need extra fabric for its coat?
The tailor had to leave room for a couple of speed bumps.

What did the camel say after the roller-coaster ride?
Nice, but it could use another hump.

Explain a favourite

Try “dune” and “doing”: the greeting “How you dune?” gives “How are you doing?” a sandy twist. A dune is a hill of sand. The sounds are similar rather than exactly the same; the changed word is part of the joke.

For more examples, read animal puns explained.

Try the wordplay

Pick a favourite joke. Which word makes the answer surprising? Say the word slowly and explain the joke to a partner.

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