CAMEL

The dromedary camel is characterized by a long curved neck, deep narrow chest, and a single hump. Hair length is longer on the throat, soulder, and hump. The size of the hump vaires with the nutricional status of the camel, becoming smaller to no exsistent during time of starvation. Their lifepan is 40 until 50 years. They usually live in middle east asia and africa.

The dromedary camel is an herbivore, eating primarlly thorny plants and dry grasses. Dromedary usually from groups of 2-20 individuals. The group, or family, consists of one male, and one to saveral females, sub adults, and young. The male is the dominant member of the family group and directs the family from the rear while the females take turns leading. Domedaries tend to travel by walking sigle file. Camel typically have 1 offspring at a time, after a gestasion period of 15 months. Young are raised for a period of 2 years,before reaching adulthood. Camel rach sexual maturly begin mating at approxmately 4-5 years of age.

The drome dary camel is used as a beast of burden by humans and also provides humans with milk, maeat, wool, leather, and fuel from dried manure. Through these services, the dromedary camel has enabled humans to inhabit the seemingly inhabitable dessert.