The dromedary, also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel, or one-humped camel, is a large even-toed ungulate, of the genus Camelus, with one hump on its back.
Dromedary
This camel has thick, double-layered eyelashes and bushy eyebrows. (Algeria)
The dromedary has a long curved neck, single hump and long hair on the throat, shoulders and hump.
Skeleton
A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food and textiles. Camels are working animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up 6%. The wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
Image: 07. Camel Profile, near Silverton, NSW, 07.07.2007
Image: Bactrian Camel
Camel humps store fat for when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat, the hump will become limp and droop
A camel's thick coat is one of its many adaptations that aid it in desert-like conditions.