Arabian camel

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camel domesticated animal dromedary even-toed ungulate mammal

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Camelus dromedarius	7
Arabian camel canonical	1
Bikaneri camel	1
Camel	1
Dromedary camel	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	camel ⓘ domesticated animal ⓘ dromedary ⓘ even-toed ungulate ⓘ mammal ⓘ
adaptation	ability to conserve water ⓘ broad, padded feet for sand ⓘ fat storage in hump ⓘ long eyelashes and closable nostrils against sand ⓘ tolerance to high temperatures ⓘ
averageLifespan	40 years ⓘ
binomialName	Arabian camel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Camelus dromedarius
class	Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor	beige ⓘ light brown ⓘ sandy ⓘ
diet	herbivore ⓘ
domesticated	yes ⓘ
eats	desert shrubs ⓘ dry grasses ⓘ thorny plants ⓘ
family	Camelidae ⓘ
genus	Camelus ⓘ
habitat	arid regions ⓘ hot desert ⓘ
hasCommonName	dromedary ⓘ one-humped camel ⓘ
introducedTo	Australia ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	can carry heavy loads over long distances in deserts ⓘ can go long periods without drinking water ⓘ
numberOfHumps	1 ⓘ
order	Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
socialStructure	herd-forming ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
typicalGestationPeriod	about 12 months ⓘ
usedBy	Bedouin communities ⓘ surface form: Bedouin peoples pastoralist communities in arid regions ⓘ
usedFor	beast of burden ⓘ meat production ⓘ milk production ⓘ racing ⓘ riding animal ⓘ transport of goods ⓘ wool production ⓘ