Camel in India
The dromedary camel is characterized by a long-curved neck, deep-narrow chest, and a single hump. Hair length is longer on the throat, shoulder, and hump. The size of the hump varies with the nutritional status of the camel, becoming smaller to non-existent during times of starvation.
Average Statistics
Lifespan 40-50 yrs
Geographic Range Africa, the Middle East, & Africa.
Diet
The dromedary camel is a herbivore, eating primarily thorny plants and dry grasses.
Relationship with Humans
The dromedary camel is used as a beast of burden by humans and also provides humans with milk, meat, wool, leather, and fuel from dried manure. Through these services, the dromedary camel has enabled humans to inhabit the seemingly inhabitable desert.
The dromedary camel is characterized by a long-curved neck, deep-narrow chest, and a single hump. Hair length is longer on the throat, shoulder, and hump.
The size of the hump varies with the nutritional status of the camel, becoming smaller to non-existent during times of starvation.
The dromedary camel is a herbivore, eating primarily thorny plants and dry grasses.
Dromedaries usually form groups of 2-20 individuals. The group, or family, consists of one male, and one to several females, subadults, and young.
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