ELI5: Why do camels walk differently than other four-legged animals? I was watching a wicked cute video of a baby camel and a baby cow playing, and I realized that the camel had a weird gait. The camel would walk by lifting its left front leg and left back leg at the same time, then both right legs. It didn’t alternate like the cow did. Like... it was waddling but with 4 legs rather than 2. Like the YMCA Village People costumes people wear... but with 4 legs...