Dromedary camels use heterothermy to regulate their body temperature throughout the day. ... Groups are composed of as many as 30 individuals including a family unit with one dominant male.

Can’t you just picture camels traveling across the desert sand with their humps silhouetted against the glorious sunset? They ...

While camels are easily recognizable by their humps, they aren’t born with them. After a 12-14-month gestation period, a newborn baby camel is born with a flattish back.

“Chico puts the drama in dromedary,” the camels’ owner, Jennifer Lagusker, said as he grumbled loudly, exposing his slimy tongue as volunteers loaded water jugs onto his frame on a warm day ...

According to a prior social media post from the zoo, Rusty celebrated his 17th birthday on Feb. 28.Bactrian camels have two humps (setting them apart from dromedary camels, which have one).