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The dromedary was domesticated about 3000–2000 bce in Arabia, the Bactrian camel by 4000 bce in the steppes of Central Asia.





A dromedary and its child, two hours old. And camels can close their nostrils to keep sand out of their nose, too! About 90 percent of the world’s camels are dromedaries.

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The Dromedary has not occurred naturally in the wild for nearly 2,000 years.

Dromedary camels are polygamous.



The camels were imported in the 19th century as pack animals and were used to cross the vast desert regions there.Double rows of extra-long eyelashes also help keep sand out of the eyes.



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Class Camels are herbivorous, their thick lips allowing them to eat things that other animals can't, like thorny plants.

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Dromedary husbandry is today on the increase, and is recognized as a method that is ecologically sound for the production of protein rich food in dry areas. Depicted in light or yellowish brown in full profile on all fours facing left. Or should that be humps?If it doesn't have two humps, it's not, strictly speaking, a camel... "He ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed and prickles, most 'scruciating idle; and when anybody spoke to him he said 'Humph!'







They have an unrivaled capacity to endure long periods without water (up to four or five days), and can carry very heavy loads.

The main difference between a camel and dromedary lies in the number of humps they have on their back.
Both males and females are sexually mature around age of 3.There are no true wild dromedaries any more. Camelus dromedarius

They all get along very well!

Gestation lasts up to 13 months and one calf is born, or occasionally twins. The former has short hair, designed to protect it from the heat, whereas the camel grows a thick winter coat to see it through the harsh Central-Asian winter. They do not reach full adult size until about age seven.In 1924, Shiek became the first camel born at the Zoo. Camels learn to spit from other camels, but Dune was raised with a zebra, so he doesn’t spit!Bactrian camels, however, are at critical risk, facing a decline in the wild as they are hunted for sport or killed because they compete with domestic camels and livestock for grazing and watering spots.



Dromedary camels are diurnal, generally shy and usually found in groups of 4 to 6. The camel is essentially a bush browser and, if reasonably well fed and watered, may produce about 11 to 13 pounds (5 to 6 kilograms) of milk daily, in addition to that fed to the calf. Keepers collect the shed hair and distribute it for animal enrichment; the hair is placed in other exhibits so different species can experience new smells and textures. They are also hunted for their meat.



A camel caravan traversing the Sahara in Morocco. As a prominent Fridays for Future activist, Vanessa Nakate tells DW how climate activism looks different in her native Uganda and why she's recently been tweeting in German. As of 2013, feral population of Australia was estimated at around 300,000 individuals. Apart from the differences in the number of humps, there are other notable differences too. Various positions of the head, neck, ears, and tail have different meanings in camel society, too. Their breeding season is usually from November and March.


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