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  • In the Bible, this refers to the single-humped Arab dromedary Camelus dromedarius.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • In the Bible, this refers to the single-humped Arab dromedary Camelus dromedarius.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • In the Bible, this refers to the single-humped Arab dromedary Camelus dromedarius.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • In the Bible, this refers to the single-humped Arab dromedary Camelus dromedarius.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • However, the lack of the original wild form in a species that has become domesticated or at least semi-domesticated is not unprecedented nor unusual: Dromedaries Camelus dromedarius, for example, only exist in the wild today in feral form, and are otherwise entirely domesticated, and the wild ancestors of modern domestic horses and cattle are entirely extinct.

    Controversial origins of the domestic dog Darren Naish 2006

  • In 1999, in “Lulu, Queen of the Camels,” Cullen Murphy investigated how Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the Emirati prince who has been a dominant force in thoroughbred racing for many years, has pioneered the resurgence of another ancient sport, this one featuring Camelus dromedarius — camel racing, the sport of sheikhs.

    The Sport of Kings 2006

  • In 1999, in “Lulu, Queen of the Camels,” Cullen Murphy investigated how Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the Emirati prince who has been a dominant force in thoroughbred racing for many years, has pioneered the resurgence of another ancient sport, this one featuring Camelus dromedarius — camel racing, the sport of sheikhs.

    The Sport of Kings 2006

  • However, the lack of the original wild form in a species that has become domesticated or at least semi-domesticated is not unprecedented nor unusual: Dromedaries Camelus dromedarius, for example, only exist in the wild today in feral form, and are otherwise entirely domesticated, and the wild ancestors of modern domestic horses and cattle are entirely extinct.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • There are two species of true camel, _Camelus dromedarius_, with one hump only, most commonly seen in India, and _C. bactrianus_, the two-humped camel, a shorter, coarser-looking, and less speedy animal.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

  • "Hajín" is the dromedary (in Egypt, "Dalúl" in Arabia), not the one - humped camel of the zoologist (C. dromedarius) as opposed to the two-humped (C. Bactrianus), but a running i.e. a riding camel.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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