Dromedary Camel

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The dromedary camel, with its single fat-storing hump, survives extreme deserts with ease. Long legs and wide feet help it cross hot dunes. Vital for transport, milk and racing in Arabia and North Africa, it's also feral in Australia. A key ally as climate change dries rangelands.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Desert
Diet:Herbivore
Continents:Africa, Asia, Australia
Size:1.8–2.0 m at the shoulder
Weight:400–600 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Herd
Lifespan:40–50 years in captivity
Habitat: The Dromedary Camel can be found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, W-sahara, Tunisia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Somaliland, S-sudan, United-arab-emirates, Saudi-arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Australia