Camelus dromedarius - #2939
Arabian 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
Tunisia, Kebili governate, Jebil National Park
Image Date
19 June 2013
Photographer
C Smith