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Bactrian camel	dromedary
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Camels

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Camelidae
Genus : Camelus

Facts about the genus Camelus, the camels

Bactrian Camels These camels are thought to have been domesticated prior to 2500 B.

CAMELS ARE THE COOLEST!

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The ostrich, Struthio camelus, is the world's largest bird living today.

camelus is significantly contracted from its historical extension; ostriches once inhabited most of north and south Africa extending into the Arabian Peninsula (the last sighting in this region occurred as recently as the mid-20th century) (Davies, 2002). (Full text)

Summary The wild Bactrian camel, a two-humped ancestor of domesticated camels, is now critically endangered in its native habitat in the harsh deserts of Northwest China and Mongolia. (Full text)

The Camels Are Coming (1934) (Full text)

OSTRICH The ostrich, Struthio camelus, is the largest living bird. (Full text)

Camelops (an extinct genus of large camels) is presented in the Encyclopaedia Britannica5 as an ancestor of the modern camel. (Full text)

These days, camels are valued more as thoroughbred racing animals and sentimental images of the past than as the mainstay of transportation. (Full text)

" Camels - Habitat and Range The distribution of Bacrian Camels is southwestern Mongolia and northwestern China. (Full text)

Camels are ungulates. (Full text)

Camels are the best (Full text)

Struthio camelus The Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is the largest living bird. (Full text)

Castration Castration of camels is a routine management practice throughout the world. (Full text)

The Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is the largest living bird. (Full text)

American Camels is a depiction of one of several Sopwith Camels flown by Captain Elliot Springs of the 148th Aero Squadron (Full text)

(references)Non-English Usage: "Camelus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. (Full text)

Turbo Camels is a comical game that puts you against the best camels and camel jockeys in the world. (Full text)