Camel Dromader

Occurrence, habitat: North Africa, Syria, India, Middle East



Characteristics



Height at shoulder 1.8-2 m

Without a tail length of 3 m

Tail length of 50 cm

Weight of 400-600 kg



The largest animal of the desert in Africa. It has one hump, in which fat is stored, used him as a backup food resources, as well as protection from the sun. Withstands temperatures of - 30 C to + 50 C, can not walk on sinking sand in it.



Lifestyle: one-humped camel is an animal possessed by humans, mainly to transport the desert, but also as a source of milk, wool and meat.



Nutrition: A variety of desert plants, even the ones you can not eat any other mammal: słonorośle, dry stems and spiny species.



Reproduction: Pregnancy lasts for 12-13 months. Young are born in the quantity of one piece from one mother, initially did not have a hump.