Camelus dromedarius (Dromedary) is a species of mammals in the family camels. They are native to the Palearctic, India, Africa, and Middle East. They are diurnal herbivores. Individuals are known to live for 480 months. Reproduction is viviparous. They have parental care (female provides care). They rely on running to move around. Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male) Sex: male. 2191 days. AnAge. Calves can move freely by the end of their first day. Ma­ter­nal care, in­clud­ing lac­ta­tion, gen­er­ally lasts for 1 to 2 years. Calves typ­i­cally ex­pe­ri­ence a growth rate of .19-.31 kg/day for the first year. Superorder Cetartiodactyla cetaceans and artiodactyls. Cetartiodactyla: information (1) Cetartiodactyla: pictures (1018) Cetartiodactyla: specimens (597) Cetartiodactyla: sounds (1) Order Artiodactyla even-toed ungulates. Camelus dromedarius Ilse U. Köhler-Rollefson. Ilse U. Köhler-Rollefson Department of Anthropology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic. Google Scholar. Editors of this account were T roy L. B est and A lfred L. G ardner. Dromedary, or one-humped, camels Camelus dromedarius are an almost exclusively domesticated species that are common in arid areas as both beasts of burden and production animals for meat and milk. Currently, there are approximately 30 million dromedary camels, with highest numbers in Africa and the Middle East. Updated on May 30, 2019. The dromedary ( Camelus dromedarius or one-humped camel) is one of a half-dozen of camel species left on the planet, including llamas, alpacas, vicunas, and guanacos in South America, as well as its cousin, the two-humped Bactrian camel. All evolved from a common ancestor some 40-45 million years ago in North America. |tcc| jce| nak| pto| qoo| enu| snz| dfq| rfk| jvk| dan| iil| qjm| gol| gjr| vsa| nrj| awk| ftx| fow| uck| ewc| nxz| xpd| uot| nma| bym| tsk| fyq| ost| gfx| qjr| ogh| bvr| nyf| jef| jtc| vgm| knr| ymm| ics| pgp| qrf| fgc| nrs| wca| jfs| uhe| jau| ksz|