Camelus dromedarius - #316
Arabian Camel
Small group. Also as One-humped Camel or Dromedary Camel.
Geographic Distribution
Extinct in the wild; domesticated from wild populations which presumably had become restricted to the S Arabian Peninsula; domesticated in Senegal and Mauritania to Somalia and Kenya, throughout N Africa, the Middle East, Arabia, and Iran to NW India; feral populations in Australia.
Order/Family
Camelidae
Genus
Camelus
Specific Epithet
dromedarius
Image Location
Ethiopia, Oromia, Erer Valley East of Harar
Image Date
1962
Photographer
BP Glass