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Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Description:

A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. The two surviving species of camel are the dromedary, or one-humped camel (C. dromedarius), which inhabits the Middle East and the Horn of Africa; and the bactrian, or two-humped camel (C. bactrianus), which inhabits Central Asia. Both species have been domesticated; they provide milk, meat, hair for textiles or goods such as felted pouches, and are working animals with tasks ranging from human transport to bearing loads.

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Are these ones wild? Or owned? We are continually told Australia has the only wild C.dromedarius on the planet now ie. all others are now domesticated.

PrabuddhaGupta
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PrabuddhaGupta

India

Spotted on Oct 28, 2010
Submitted on Oct 28, 2013

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