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The journey of camel drivers from Sudan to Egypt
Watch Sudanese camel drivers lead a herd of dromedaries, or Arabian camels, through...
Images
Arabian camel, or dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)
Arabian camel, or dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), and rider.
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Bactrian camel
Bactrian camels are distinguished from Arabian camels, or dromedaries (Camelus...
© George Holton—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
Arabian camels, or dromedaries
Arabian camels, or dromedaries (Camelus dromedarius).
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Arabian camel, or dromedary
Arabian camel, or dromedary (Camelus dromedarius).
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camel caravan in the Sahara
Camel caravan in the Sahara, Morocco.
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Arabian camel, or dromedary, adult and calf
Arabian camel, or dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), adult and calf.
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geographic ranges of living camelids
Present-day ranges of living members of the family Camelidae.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
camel evolution and distribution
The ancestors of modern camels and lamoids first evolved in North America before...
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camel caravan
A camel caravan traversing the Sahara in Morocco. Until modern times, the camel was...
© Galyna Andrushko/Fotolia
Royal Oman Police
Camel-mounted troopers of the Royal Oman Police in Muscat, Oman.
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Thar Desert: camel
Camel used for transportation in the Thar (Great Indian) Desert, Rajasthan, India.
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Bactrian camel
Bactrian camel near Huoyan (“Flaming”) Mountain, Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang,...
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Mongolia: Gobi Desert
Camels in a patch of vegetation in the Gobi Desert, southern Mongolia.
© Tersina Shieh/stock.adobe.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: camel race
Young boys preparing for a camel race in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Alain le Garsmeur/Stone
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