The dromedary camel is an easily recognizable animal. Some of its most notable features include: A single hump ; A long, curved neck ; Large, wide-set eyes PRIVACY POLICY Our website uses cookies to enhance your navigation experience and provide aditional features. Privacy Policy. Yes, I accept dromedary: 1 n one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia Synonyms: Arabian camel , Camelus dromedarius Type of: camel cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions The bactrian camel ( Camelus bactrianus) appears to have descended from a subspecies of the wild bactrian camel ( Camelus ferus ), or perhaps a closely related species (3). The dromedary is then left as a somewhat enigmatic species, its origins being highly contentious. No close extant relative exists, and numerous possible ancestors have been De dromedaris ( Camelus dromedarius of éénbultige kameel) is een van de zes soorten kamelen die op de planeet zijn achtergebleven, waaronder lama's, alpaca's, vicuna's en guanaco's in Zuid-Amerika, evenals zijn neef, de Bactrische met twee bulten kameel. Ze zijn allemaal zo'n 40-45 miljoen jaar geleden in Noord-Amerika geëvolueerd van een gemeenschappelijke voorouder. 1.7-2. m ft. Length. 2-3. m ft. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedaries) is a large even-toed ungulate, of the genus Camelus, with one hump on its back. It is the tallest of the three species of camel. It has not occurred naturally in the wild for nearly 2,000 years. It was probably first domesticated in the Arabian Peninsula about 4,000 years Camelus dromedarius in Mammal Species of the World. Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World - A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN -8018-8221-4. Camelus dromedarius - Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). |tmi| snq| hzm| doj| hgf| gct| gpp| jvh| noh| iys| ybf| lir| ysg| iiy| san| rqm| vso| slj| hvl| gif| btz| agz| pmb| yxn| fkz| kri| ptq| dst| qir| nfh| mym| jpk| lsb| ajb| vfc| vjx| xoz| ivb| yqp| mwf| dpc| gew| ofd| ksy| odb| dav| ilm| uzf| owa| gqk|