The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Bornstein, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1990
• Subjects: dromedary camel; heat-adaptation; water conservation; Dromedary; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/860; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.3.860

The dromedary camel (Camel dromedarius) is extremely well adapted to life in hot and arid lands. In terms of physiological adaptation to heat and water deprivation it surpasses by far every other large animal of which data have been collected. None of the adaptive mechanisms to cope with the environ...