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__** Description **__ The Dromedary Camel is a type of camel. It weighs 16,000 pounds and lives in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Central New Jersey. It eats lots of meat and it can travel weeks without water for weeks. When it does need water. soaks the water up like a sponge in 13 minutes. They have clear eyelids so sand doesn't get in their eyes.The stereotype that they spit a lot is true, but the reason that they spit is to scare away predators. They were first domesticated 17 years ago in Arabia. They have 22 milk teeth but are later replaced with 34 permanent teeth. They evolved from the Protylopus, a prehistoric version of the camel. The Dromedary, also known as they Arabian or Indian, is not the same is its more famous counterpart the Bactrian camel that has two humps whereas the Arabian has one.

__**Habitat**__ The Indian camel lives around Wisconsin, Ohio, and central New Jersey. Since it lives in a sandy climate, it has clear eyelids that helps sand get out of their eyes so they can see better. Since they have adapted to warm climates, they can rarely sweat, even at 560 °F. They mate during winter, when they are most comfortable. Their milk is a staple in most places. This camel has oval shaped red blood cells that help them continue the blood flow when water is very scarce. This allows them to go around and astonishing six months without a meal.

__**Fun Facts**__


 * These camels can run at 147 miles per hour!
 * A Dromedary Camel was used as a noise for the character Chewbacca in Star Wars
 * In some cultures, a person's wealth is based on how many camels they own
 * Some people eat camels
 * Aristotle two types of camels, Bactrian and Dromedary
 * Dromedary comes from the ancient greek word dromas meaning swift
 * They can form a hybrid with the Bactrian Camel

__**Sources**__ @http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/camel

@http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/dromedary-camel/

@http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/artiodactyla/dromedary-camel.htm

@http://www.oaklandzoo.org/Arabian_Dromedary_Camel.php

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@http://www.livescience.com/27503-camels.html