CAMEL

hoofed ruminant of the family Camelidae. The family consists of three genera, the true camels of Asia (genus Camelus); the wild guanaco and the domesticated alpaca and llama, all of South America (genus Lama); and the vicuña, also of South America (genus Vicugna). The two species of true camel are the single-humped Arabian camel, or dromedary, Camelus dromedarius, a domesticated animal used in Arabia and North Africa, and the two-humped Bactrian camel (C. bactrianus) of central Asia. Some wild Bactrian camels exist in Turkistan and Mongolia. The humps are storage places for fat. Camels range in color from dirty white to dark brown and have long necks, small ears, tough-skinned lips, and powerful teeth, some of which are sharply pointed. The camel uses the mouth in fighting. Adaptations to desert life include broad, flat, thick-soled cloven hoofs that do not sink into the sand; the ability to go without drinking for several days—or longer if juicy plants are available; and valvular nostrils lined with hairs for protection against flying sand. Horny pads help to protect the chest, knees, and thigh joints against injury from the hard surfaces on which the camel sleeps. Strong camels usually carry from 500 to 600 lb (230 to 270 kg) and cover about 30 mi (48 km) a day. Some Bactrian camels can transport 1,000 lb (450 kg). A light, fleet breed of dromedary is used for riding and not for bearing heavy loads. The name dromedary was formerly applied to any swift riding camel. Geologic findings indicate that the camel originated in North America, that one group migrated to Asia and the other to South America, and that both became extinct in North America probably after the glacial period. Camels are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Camelidae.

See H. Gauthier-Pilters and A. I. Dagg, The Camel (1981).

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books on: Camel  - 7280 results

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The Pastoral Continuum: The Marginalization of Tradition in East Africa
Book by Paul Spencer; Clarendon Press, 1998
Subjects: Africa, Eastern--Economic Conditions, Africa, Eastern--Social Conditions, Camels--Africa, Eastern, Herders--Africa, Eastern, Marginality, Social--Africa, Eastern, Pastoral Systems--Africa, Eastern, Polygamy--Africa, Eastern, Social Change--Africa, Eastern
...combination of cattle and camels as alternative types...ethnic boundary. The camel-owning Rendille and...symbiotic pact. The Rendille camel herds seemed to grow...fuller details of sharing camels and problems of growth...suggestion that Rendille camel herds did not grow significantly...
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An Annotated Collection of Mongolian Riddles
Book by Archer Taylor; American Philological Association, 1954
Subjects: Riddles, Mongolian
...forehead. The female camel is wrinkled. There...numberless little camels with a halter of...a clumsy male camel, no end of little camels; reins made of...166. Among many camels/ There is a black, open, male camel. -- Smokehole...
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A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents, Including the Biblical Theology
Book by James Hastings; C. Scribners Sons, 1898
...may have been of camels hair or of goats hair. The camel is always loaded...muddy places. Camels often have disastrous...such roads. The camel has a provision...lot. The Arabian camel has one hump...two. Bactrian camels sometimes appear...
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Culture and Customs of Kenya
Book by Neal Sobania; Greenwood Press, 2003
Subjects: Ethnology--Kenya, Kenya--Social Life And Customs
...Prophet discovered the voice calling him belonged to a camel, who told him how her master, who was an unbe...now planned to kill her. After weeping for the camel, the Prophet went to the camel's owner and asked to buy the camel. The owner...
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Tripolitania
Book by D. J. Mattingly; B. T. Batsford, 1995
Subjects: Tripolitania--Antiquities, Tripolitania--History
...evidence for the camel late Roman period. Representations of camels ploughing are common...These are tasks the camel is well suited to...desert marches the camels greater carrying...potential of ridden camels was exploited until...used to identify the camel with the destructive...
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Camel Husbandry Practices in Eastern Ethiopia: The Case of Jijiga and Shinile Zones *
Journal article by Tezera Getahun, Kassa Belay; Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 6, 2002
Subjects: Animal culture--Social aspects, Animal husbandry--Social aspects, Camels--Social aspects, Ethiopia--Social aspects, Herders--Social aspects
...respectively. Importance of Camels and Constraints Affecting Camel Husbandry We now turn...the problems affecting camel production. Importance of camels for the herders Our results...25. -- 1989b. `Camels and Camel Research in Ethiopia...
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Poetics and Politics of Newly Invented Traditions in the Gulf: Camel Racing in the United Arab Emirates(1)
Journal article by Sulayman Khalaf; Ethnology, Vol. 39, 2000
Subjects: Bedouins--Folklore, legends, etc., Camels--Folklore, legends, etc., Ethnology--United Arab Emirates, Poetry--History, United Arab Emirates--Folklore, legends, etc.
...singing Badu poetry about camels. 8) A winning mare-camel, foam still bubbling around...This tradition of naming camels continues, but modern camel racing has led to introducing...television interview about camels and camel racing in 1996 that the...
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Camels (Camelus Dromedarius) under Pastoral Systems in North Kordofan, Sudan: Seasonal and Parity Effects on Milk Yield and Composition
Journal article by Faisal M. El-Hag, Sallam A.B. Sabiel, Abdelmoneim M. Abu Nikhaila, Mohamed El Kheir A. Ahmed, Muna M.M. Ahmed; Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 6, 2002
Subjects: Camels--Research, Herders--Research, Kordofan, Sudan--Environmental aspects, Milk production--Research
...4). Discussion Camel herders in north Kordofan rely on camels milk as food all...1990) observed that camel milk yields vary...according to whether camels are managed under...G.C. 1988. Camel Production as Food...African Drylands, in Camels in Development...
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Camel Husbandry among Pastoralists in Darfur, Western Sudan
Journal article by H.H. Musa, E.S. Shuiep, Ibtisam E.M. El Zubier; Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 10, 2006
Subjects: Animal culture--Research, Animal husbandry--Research, Bedouins--Management, Bedouins--Research, Camels--Research, Darfur, Sudan (Region)--Economic aspects, Darfur, Sudan (Region)--Environmental aspects, Herders--Management
...information about mainly nomadic camel owners, types of camels and other animals reared, camel herd structure, purpose of camel...26% and transportation was 19%. Camel Husbandry Herd sizes of camels, goats and sheep per household ranged...
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Camel Rider
Journal article; Social Education, Vol. 72, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Camel Rider (Book)--Book reviews
Camel Rider. Camel Rider. Prue Mason. Charlesbridge. 208pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-58089...the escape caravan and encounters Walid, who was sold into slavery as a camel rider. The story of their friendship, formed despite both language and...
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Lulu, Queen of the Camels
Magazine article by Cullen Murphy; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, October 1999
Subjects: Animal breeding--United Arab Emirates, Camels--Behavior, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Emirate)--Natural history, Skidmore, Julian (Lulu)--Behavior
...Centre for Racing Camels. The Saudis operate a Camel Research Centre...knotted atop the camels back, immobilizing the animal. The camel guys put down a...Mohammed endowed the Camel Reproduction Centre...hundred racing camels and five stallions...
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Lulu, Queen of the Camels: In Its Loopy Way the Dromedary Camel Is Already Perfect, but ... Biologists Have Been Competing to Refine It. the Motivation Comes from Camel Racing - the Sport of Sheikhs
Magazine article by Cullen Murphy; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, October 1999
Subjects: Biologists, Camels, Racing--Saudi Arabia, Skidmore, Julian
...Lulu, Queen of the Camels: In Its Loopy Way the Dromedary Camel Is Already Perfect...Centre for Racing Camels. The Saudis operate a Camel Research Centre...knotted atop the camels back, immobilizing the animal. The camel guys put down a...
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Counting Camels, Consulting Stones: Last Year, Explorer and Conservationist John Hare Travelled to the Mongolean Gobi Desert to Survey the Critically Endangered Wild Bactrian Camel, His Survey, Team Made Use of the Latest in 21st-Century Technology ... and 21 Stones
Magazine article by John Hare; Geographical, Vol. 78, March 2006
Subjects: Camels--Forecasts and trends, Camels--Protection and preservation, Environmental activists--Services, Environmentalists--Services, Gobi Desert--Environmental aspects
...observe a wild Bactrian camel from the back of a domestic camel than it is from a motor vehicle. Wild Bactrian camels are timid creatures. They...Hares book about his wild camel expeditions, The Lost Camels of Tartary (Abacus, 7...
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Discovering the Bounty of Camels
Magazine article by Solomon Mburu; African Business, April 2011
Subjects: Camels--Growth, Dairy industry--Growth, Dairy industry--Management, Dairy products industry--Growth, Dairy products industry--Management, Economic conditions--Forecasts and trends
...largest populations of camels in the world. Among...wondrous uses, the camel also produces large...changes, milk from camels is now seen as commercially viable. Camel husbandry is consequently...food supplements for camels are being provided in form of salt licks. Camel herders are also...
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Bumpy Ride for the Camel Man: He's a Noted Author, Traveller and a Genuine Explorer of the Old School, but John Hare Is Also One of the Unsung Heroes of Modern Conservation. He Talks to Chloe Scott-Moncrieff about His Pioneering Work with the Wild Bactrian Camel and His Hopes for the Species' Long-Term Future
Magazine article by Chloe Scott-Moncrieff; Geographical, Vol. 76, December 2004
Subjects: Camels--Protection and preservation, Travel in literature--Personal narratives, Travel literature--Personal narratives
...suggests that the camels are pure-bred descendents...the primitive wild camel whose ancestors migrated...vast Sahara with camels," he says. So...protect the wild camel paid off? He believes...Sets up the Wild Camel Protection Foundation...expedition 1998 The Lost Camels of Tartary published...
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Camel Brings out Animal Instincts
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), November 12, 2011
...thicket of vegetation. Camels are quite tall and I...flattened cane toad, but no camel. When my daughter came...caught a glimpse of the camel through the bushes...brown. Where do you get camels anyway?a aI dont know...over from circuses and camel rides, or captured in...
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Camel Racing? It Gave Me the Hump
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 9, 2011
Subjects: Racing
...crown jewels. If a camel goes down at 30 mph...may have charged camels at the Battle of...ride one. Of course camel racing is a serious...are 14,000 racing camels in the United Arab...The estate agents camel breaks the tape...behind, all the camels take their cue and...
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Camel Racing? It Gave Me the Hump; Our Man in the Saddle (10Ft Up) Gives His Verdict on Britain's Most Eccentric and Nerve-Jangling New Sport
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 9, 2011
Subjects: Racing
...crown jewels. If a camel goes down at 30 mph...may have charged camels at the Battle of...ride one. Of course camel racing is a serious...are 14,000 racing camels in the United Arab...The estate agents camel breaks the tape...behind, all the camels take their cue and...
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Joe Camel on FTC's Hit List: Protecting Children Is Goal
Newspaper article by Alan Kline; The Washington Times, May 29, 1997
Subjects: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Tobacco industry
Joe Camel on FTCs hit list: Protecting children is goal by Alan Kline...ruling to prevent R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. from using Joe Camel, the companys ubiquitous pitchman for Camel cigarettes, in advertisements that might be seen by children...
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The Charms of Camel; Golden, Elegant, and Understated - Don't Miss out on the Charming Trend That Is Camel, Writes Emily Woodrow
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), August 28, 2010
The Charms of Camel; Golden, Elegant, and Understated - Dont Miss out on the Charming Trend That Is Camel, Writes Emily Woodrow. Byline: Emily Woodrow THE luxe sandy shade of camel is currently taking over the high street as...
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encyclopedia articles on: Camel  - 32 results

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Camel
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CAMEL ruminant mammal of...genera, the true camels of Asia (genus Camelus...humped Bactrian camel ( C. bactrianus...Some wild Bactrian camels exist in Turkistan...surfaces on which the camel sleeps. Strong camels usually carry from...
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Llama
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...la m , South American domesticated ruminant mammal, Lama glama, of the camel family. Genetic studies indicate that it is descended from the guanaco . Smaller than the camel and lacking a hump, it somewhat resembles a large sheep with a long neck...
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Sahara
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...great medieval kingdoms of W Africa, by camel caravans across the desert. People Two...with herds of sheep and goats and with camels for transportation, predominate in drier...water-supply and irrigation systems. The camel was introduced probably in the 1st cent...
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Carpet
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...into China, where the fleece of the sheep and the hair of the camel and goat grow long and fine, the art of carpet-weaving reached...was sheared to perfect smoothness. Although the hair of the camel and the goat was used in the weaving of Oriental rugs, the...
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Leidy, Joseph
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...all landmarks in American paleontology. He was the first to identify in the United States extinct species of the horse, camel, sloth, tiger, rhinoceros, and many other genera and species. His Flora and Fauna within Living Animals (1853) was epoch...
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