One-Humped Camel

• It can drink as much as 100 litres of water in only 10 minutes to rehydrate.
• It can lose more than 30% of its body water without fatal consequences.
• It is adapted to the arid and semi-arid country of North Africa and the Middle East.
• fisiologíaIts red blood cells are oval rather than round, which keeps its blood flowing even when badly dehydrated.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Arid and semi-arid country of North Africa and the Middle East, with introduced populations in Australia

Birth weight

~37 kg (a documented range of 34-37 kg across different genetic studies)

Size at birth

Able to move freely by the end of its first day

Sexual maturity

Female: 3-4 years | Male: 5-6 years (though full physiological maturity may be delayed to 6)

Gestation / incubation

12-15 months (13 months most often given)

Litter / clutch size

1 young (twins extremely rare); 2 years between births

Life expectancy in captivity

Documented record of 28.4 years in captivity

Sources consulted: SeaWorld/Busch Gardens; Ultimate Ungulate; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Animal Diversity Web; Altina Wildlife Park; Wikipedia (Dromedary); PMC (birth weight genetics study)