The camel's upper lip is split at the centre and is prehensile, which means it has adapted to seizing and grasping which is useful during browsing for sorting through vegetation. The lower lip is prehensile to a lesser extent and can hang down pendulously in older camels. All camels tend to look rather comical when they trot or gallop as the bottom lip tends to flap uncontrollably. The camel's eye is almost almond shaped and has been described as doe-like. The eye colour is generally dark brown but wall eyes have been reported.
Camels have long eyelashes and thick eyebrows affording protection from foreign matter.
A third eyelid is also part of the camel's natural defence against invasion from dirt and dust. Camels have small hairy rounded ears which are teddy bear like in appearance. It is believed the hair acts as a filter to keep dust and dirt from the ear canal. The camel's nostrils are slit like and can be closed by the camel at will to prevent the intrusion of sand. The area around the nose and muzzle tends to be soft and velvety to the touch.