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Bactrian Camels are much less common than dromedary (one-hump). Bactrian camels are native to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Aside from the obvious difference of the number of humps, Bactrian Camels differ in a few other key ways.
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About 90 per cent of the world's 14 million camels are dromedaries. ... Dromedary camel, Arabian camel, one-humped camel; Camelus dromedarius ... Reproduction; Camels have a gestation period of 390-410 days and they give birth to one calf.
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Dromedary Camel is well adapted for extreme climates and harsh terrains. His hairy ears and heavy eyebrows with long eyelashes protect Dromedary Camel’s face from the sun and blowing sand. He eats vegetation ... As the fat is used up, his hump shrinks and flops over to one side. ... Purchase books on camels from Amazon.com.
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funkman.org/animal/mammal/dromedarycamel.html
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Information on Dromedary Camels ... The camels native to Saudi Arabia have one hump and come in every shade of brown, from cream to almost black. Contrary to popular belief, a camel does not store water in its hump. It is in fact a mound of fatty tissue which the animal draws energy from when food is hard to find.
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The ancient camel question is: One hump or two? Arabian camels, also known as dromedaries, have only one hump, but they employ it to great effect. The hump stores up to 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of fat, which a camel can break down into water and energy when sustenance is not available. ... One hump or two? The dromedary,
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Camels are large mammals that live in dry areas. ... 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 Arabian camels are found in the very hot deserts of North Africa and the Middle East.
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There are two forms of these Camelidae: , dromedaries (Camelus dromedarius) or one-humped camels and Bactrians (Camelus bactrianus) or two-humped ones. ... First crosses between Bactrian and dromedary have a single hump with a small depression at the front towards the top. Backcrosses begin to resemble the purebred Bactrian...
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While the dromedary is a lightly-built variety of the Arabian camel, and the name is often applied to all one-humped camels. They can be used as pack animals, for riding, racing, milk production, and for meat.
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/One-humped+Camel
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Nope, camels don't store water in thier humps, they store fat, used for energy when there is no food about. They store water in thier stomach. Approximately one-and-a-half gallons of it. ... A one humped camel is called a Dromedary. (Sorry that's the extent of my knowledge).
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