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Common name: Camel
Bactrian Camel

Scientific name: Camelus bactrianus

Dromedary or Arabian camel

Scientific name: Camelus dromedarius

 

Location: Middle East, Africa and Central Asia

Size: up to 1.85 metres tall
Bactrian Camel up to 1000kg
Arabian came up to 600kg

Life Span: up to 50 years

Current Status: not endangered

Habitat: deserts, arid areas

Fast facts:
---can run up to 6km/h
---Diet: leaves, grasses and shrubs
---they have broad feet to enable them to walk on sand

 

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Camel, Bactrian Camel, Dromedary or Arabian came

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