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Also Known As Camelus

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A person wearing a headscarf rides a dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) decorated with patterned blankets across a sandy desert plain under a blue sky.
A Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps stands on grassy open land under a clear blue sky.
camels in Rajasthan
Arabian camels, or dromedaries
Arabian camel, or dromedary
camel caravan in the Sahara
An adult Arabian camel and its calf stand on rocky ground with orange desert dunes in the background in Oman.
World map showing the geographic ranges of camelid species, with color-coded outlines for each: alpaca, llama, guanaco, and vicuna ranges are marked in South America; Arabian camel or dromedary in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia; domesticated Bactrian camel across Central Asia; and wild Bactrian camel in a small area of East Central Asia. Australia is shaded for introduced dromedaries.
World map showing the historical evolution and distribution of camels and llamas, with present-day camelid ranges shaded in orange across Africa, Asia, and South America. North America is marked as the camelid source region. Colored arrows trace migration routes: green for camel ancestors moving to Eurasia and Africa, blue for llama ancestors migrating to South America, and additional arrows indicating more recent introductions to Australia and other regions. Insets note that camelids first emer
camel caravan
Camel with its hump circled and an arrow pointing to the circle.
The journey of camel drivers from Sudan to Egypt
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