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A scene from Africa, with many native fauna.

Africa scene

A scene from Africa, with many native fauna.

Two-humped camels are found in Central Asia, while one-humped camels are domesticated and found in Arabia and North Africa. The humps store fat.

Camel

Two-humped camels are found in Central Asia, while one-humped camels are domesticated and found in Arabia…

Two-humped camels are found in Central Asia, while one-humped camels are domesticated and found in Arabia and North Africa. The humps store fat.

Camel

Two-humped camels are found in Central Asia, while one-humped camels are domesticated and found in Arabia…

Two-humped camels are found in Central Asia, while one-humped camels are domesticated and found in Arabia and North Africa. The humps store fat.

Camel

Two-humped camels are found in Central Asia, while one-humped camels are domesticated and found in Arabia…

"Camel is a genus of ruminant quadrupeds, characterized by the absence of horns; a fissure in the upper lip; a long and arched neck; one or two humps or protuberances on the back; and a broad elastic foot ending in two small hoofs. The native country of the camel is said to extend from Morocco to China, within a zone of 900 or 1,000 miles in breadth. The common camel, having two humps, is found in the N. part of this region, and exclusively from the ancient Bactria, now Turkestan, to China. The dromedary, or single-humped camel is found throuhout the entire length of this zone. The camel will travel three days under a load and five days under a rider without drinking. It can live on little food, and of the coarsest kind. Camels which carry heavy burdens will do about 25 miles a day; those which are used for speed alone, from 60 to 90 miles a day. It lives from 40 to 50 years. The South American members of the family Camelidæ contain the llama and alpaca; they have no humps."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Camel

"Camel is a genus of ruminant quadrupeds, characterized by the absence of horns; a fissure in the upper…

A swift camel, also referred to as a dromedary. The camel is an exceedingly large quadruped that was a very common beast of burden in the east.

A Swift Camel

A swift camel, also referred to as a dromedary. The camel is an exceedingly large quadruped that was…

A camel with only one hump.

Arabian Camel

A camel with only one hump.

"A name sometimes given, probably at first through mistake, to the Arabian or one-humped camel, bu properly belonging to a variety of that species, distinguished by slenderness of limbs and symmetry of form, and by extraordinary fleetness." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Dromedary

"A name sometimes given, probably at first through mistake, to the Arabian or one-humped camel, bu properly…

The one-humped or dromedary camel is an ungulate distinguished by the hump on the animal's back.

Dromedary Camel

The one-humped or dromedary camel is an ungulate distinguished by the hump on the animal's back.

The Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) is a large even-toed ungulate. It is often referred to as the one-humped camel, Arabian camel, or simply as the "dromedary". Its native range is unclear, but it was probably the Arabian Peninsula. The domesticated form occurs widely in northern Africa and the Middle East; the world's only population of dromedaries exhibiting wild behaviour is an introduced feral population in Australia. The dromedary camel is arguably the best-known member of the camel family. Other members of the camel family include the llama and the alpaca in South America. The Dromedary has one hump on its back, in contrast to the Bactrian camel which has two. A good mnemonic for remembering which way around these terms apply is this: "Bactrian" begins with "B", and "Dromedary" begins with "D"; "B" on its side has two humps, whilst "D" on its side has only one hump.

Dromedary

The Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) is a large even-toed ungulate. It is often referred to as…

A cud-chewing animal of the Old World, especially adapted by nature to travel waste deserts with scarcity of food and water. Pictured: dromedary and two-humped camel.

Dromedary, two-humped camel

A cud-chewing animal of the Old World, especially adapted by nature to travel waste deserts with scarcity…