Dromedary camel

Scientific name: Camelus dromedarius

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0001Males and females look different

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Body

The dromedary camel has a single hump, and the hump contains fat rather than a store of water.

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The camel's broad, padded feet help it move over soft, sandy ground.

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1Mammal Diversity Database — American Society of MammalogistsSRC-012
2Cellular and Molecular Adaptation of Arabian Camel to Heat Stress — Frontiers in GeneticsSRC-052
32025 — Optimization and validation of a linear appraisal system for zoometric traits in dromedariesSRC-CAM-DIMORPH-261009
4Handbook of the Mammals of the World — Camelus dromedarius species accountSRC-173
5Camelus dromedarius • Dromedary CamelSRC-300
6GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus, 1758SRC-155
7Camelus dromedarius (dromedary)SRC-301
8Observation on dromedary welfare and husbandry practices among nomadic pastoralists — riding and packingSRC-CAM-PACK-WELFARE-261009
9Old World camels in a modern world – a balancing act between conservation and genetic improvementSRC-CAM-LOADMORPH-261009
10Phenotypic classification of Saudi Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) by their body measurementsSRC-302
11How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes (Faye)SRC-559
12Kinne et al. 2010 — Is there a two-humped stage in the embryonic development of the dromedary?SRC-CAM-HUMP-261009
13Rahmoun et al. 2026 — Longitudinal Thoracic Growth and Emerging Sexual Dimorphism in Dromedary Camel CalvesSRC-CAM-GROWTH-261009