Arabian camel
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The Arabian camel, also known as the dromedary, is a single-humped camel adapted to hot desert environments and widely used as a beast of burden and source of milk, meat, and wool across arid regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
camel
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domesticated animal → dromedary → even-toed ungulate → mammal → |
| adaptation |
ability to conserve water
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broad, padded feet for sand → fat storage in hump → long eyelashes and closable nostrils against sand → tolerance to high temperatures → |
| averageLifespan |
40 years
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| binomialName |
Camelus dromedarius
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| class |
Mammalia
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| coatColor |
beige
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light brown → sandy → |
| diet |
herbivore
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| domesticated |
yes
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| eats |
desert shrubs
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dry grasses → thorny plants → |
| family |
Camelidae
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| genus |
Camelus
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| habitat |
arid regions
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hot desert → |
| hasCommonName |
dromedary
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one-humped camel → |
| introducedTo |
Australia
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| kingdom |
Animalia
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| nativeTo |
Arabian Peninsula
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Middle East → North Africa → |
| notableCharacteristic |
can carry heavy loads over long distances in deserts
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can go long periods without drinking water → |
| numberOfHumps |
1
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| order |
Artiodactyla
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| phylum |
Chordata
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| reproduction |
viviparous
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| socialStructure |
herd-forming
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| taxonRank |
species
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| typicalGestationPeriod |
about 12 months
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| usedBy |
Bedouin peoples
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pastoralist communities in arid regions → |
| usedFor |
beast of burden
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meat production → milk production → racing → riding animal → transport of goods → wool production → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Arabian camel
("Camelus dromedarius")
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binomialName |
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Arabian Desert
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fauna |
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Tylopoda
("Camelus dromedarius")
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includesExtantSpecies |
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Vicugna pacos
("Camelus dromedarius")
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relatedTo |
|
Camelidae
("Camelus dromedarius")
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typeSpecies |