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Camels are even-toed ungulates within the genus Camelus. The dromedary, one-humped or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the Bactrian camel has two humps. They are native to the dry desert areas of western Asia, and central and east Asia, respectively. The average life expectancy of a camel is forty to fifty years. The term camel is also used more broadly to describe any of the six camellike creatures in the family Camelid: the two true camels, and the four South American camelids, the... full article at wikipedia
Scientific name
  • Camelus
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ITIS Taxon S/N
  • 624942
NCBI Taxon ID
  • 9836
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