Camel. A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back.
Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food and textiles. Camels are working animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo.
There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up 6%. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
The word camel is also used informally in a wider sense, where the more correct term is camelid, to include all seven species of the family Camelidae: the true camels, along with the New World camelids: the llama, the alpaca, the guanaco, and the vicuņa. 3 species are extant: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Dromedary / Arabian camel Camelus dromedarius Middle East, the Horn of Africa and South Asia Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus Central Asia, including the historical region of Bactria.
Wild Bactrian camel Camelus ferus Remote areas of northwest China and Mongolia An extinct species of camel in the separate genus Camelops, known as C. hesternus, lived in western North America until the end of the Pleistocene, roughly 11,000 years ago. The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years. A
Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food and textiles. Camels are working animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo.
There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up 6%. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
The word camel is also used informally in a wider sense, where the more correct term is camelid, to include all seven species of the family Camelidae: the true camels, along with the New World camelids: the llama, the alpaca, the guanaco, and the vicuņa. 3 species are extant: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Dromedary / Arabian camel Camelus dromedarius Middle East, the Horn of Africa and South Asia Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus Central Asia, including the historical region of Bactria.
Wild Bactrian camel Camelus ferus Remote areas of northwest China and Mongolia An extinct species of camel in the separate genus Camelops, known as C. hesternus, lived in western North America until the end of the Pleistocene, roughly 11,000 years ago. The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years. A
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