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The Bactrian camel is the largest mammal in its native range and is the largest living camel while being shorter at the shoulder than the dromedary. Shoulder height is from 160 to 180 cm (5.2 to 5.9 ft) with the overall height ranging from 230 to 250 cm (7.5 to 8.2 ft), [11] [12] [13] head-and-body length is 225–350 cm (7.38–11.48 ft), and ...
Camel. A camel (from Latin: camelus and Greek: κάμηλος ( kamēlos) from Ancient Semitic: gāmāl [7] [8]) 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 ( camel milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and ...
Camelids are large, strictly herbivorous animals with slender necks and long legs. They differ from ruminants in a number of ways. [2] Their dentition show traces of vestigial central incisors in the incisive bone, and the third incisors have developed into canine-like tusks. Camelids also have true canine teeth and tusk-like premolars, which ...
The dromedary has a long curved neck, single hump and long hair on the throat, shoulders and hump. The dromedary is the tallest of the three camel species. Adult males range in height between 1.8 and 2.4 m (5.9 and 7.9 ft) at the shoulder; [31] [32] females range between 1.7 and 1.9 m (5.6 and 6.2 ft).
Camel are an English progressive rock band formed in Guildford, Surrey, in 1971. Led by guitarist Andrew Latimer, they have released fourteen studio albums and fourteen singles, plus numerous live albums and DVDs. Without achieving mass popularity, the band gained a cult following in the 1970s with albums such as Mirage (1974) and The Snow ...
Camelops. Camelops is an extinct genus of camel that lived in North and Central America, ranging from Alaska to Honduras, [1] from the middle Pliocene to the end of the Pleistocene. It is more closely related to living camels than to lamines ( llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos ), making it a true camel of the Camelini tribe.
Camel was a sponsor of the Larrousse F1 team in the 1988 and 1989 seasons. The logos were displayed on the top of the nose section, right in the front of the driver, on the side of the car and on the drivers helmets. Camel was a sponsor of Team Lotus from 1987 to 1990. The logos were prominently displayed all over the car.