Dromedary
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DROMEDARY (from the Gr. Spoµas, Spo / 2 Bos, running, Spaµ€iv, to run), a word applied to swift riding camels of either the Arabian or the Bactrian species. (See CAMEL.) ...
Dromedary
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Dromedary
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Camel - hoofed ruminant of the family Camelidae.
Dromedary, Arabian camel
Taxonomy Camelus dromedarius [Linnaeus, 1758.]. Citation: Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:65. Type locality: "Africa," deserts of Libya and Arabia (domesticated stock).
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the true camel is from the South American genus Lama, which includes the wild guanaco and vicuna and the domesticated alpaca and Llama . The two species of camel are the single humped Arabian camel or dromedary , ...
Dromedary (one-hump): Camelus dromedarius
Bactrian camel (two-humps, endangered): Camelus bactrianus
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Dromedary camels account for about 90% of the world's 15 million camels. The other being the two-humped bactrian camel.
The dromedary camel is capable of drinking 100 L (30 gal.) of water in just 10 minutes.
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Camels store fat in the hump, not water! In fact baby camels are born without a hump because the layer of fat does not develop until they eat solid food.
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Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Size: Over 7 ft (2.1 m) tall at the hump Weight: Up to 1,600 lbs (726 kg) Group name: Flock or Caravan Did you know?
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The dromedary is the Arabian or one-humped camel.
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The first dromedary (one-humped) camel was imported into Australia in 1840. This ill-fated animal took part in an expedition into the northern part of South Australia. It was destroyed after accidentally causing its owner's death.
(Bactrian and Dromedary)
Size: Around 7 ft tall (2.1 m)
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Bactrian and Dromedary: Bactrian camels still exist in the wild, but their numbers have been reduced to not more than 2,000 individuals. Dromedary camels were domesticated 4,000 years ago in what is today the United Arab Emirates.
Gestation in the dromedary lasts around 12 months. Usually a single calf is born, and nursed for up to 18 months. Females are sexually mature after 3 to 4 years, males after 5 to 6 years.
Arabian Camel or Dromedary
Camels are large mammals that live in dry areas. There are two types of camels: the one-humped camel (the Arabian Camel or Dromedary) and the two-humped camel (the Bactrian Camel).
The Dromedary camel and the Bactrian camel are both still used for milk (which is more nutritious than cows milk), meat and as beasts of burden (an animal that is kept by humans and trained as a working animal), ...
The most widely known of the two is probably the one-humped camel, or dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), which is today known only as a domestic animal.
There are two major types of Camels - the bactrian camel has 2 humps while the dromedary or arabian camel has one. Camels are known to live alone or in groups of up to 30 other Camels.
Many species of animals actually are extinct in the wild even though their domesticated numbers are huge-the dromedary, or one-humped camel, is one example.
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Zur type of the big-camels counts the one-hump-y dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and the two-hump-y oaf-animal (Camelus ferus). Both is simply also ma...
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There are two species, or kinds, of camel. The Dromedary has one hump on its back, and the Bactrian has two humps.
A special form of riding camel developed from the Arabian species is known as the dromedary, but it is quite incorrect to label all one-humped camels as such.
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 See also: Camel, Bactrian camel, Llama, Alpaca, Guanaco
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