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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Camel

Hey people of the world!
We're a group of young crazy danes, and we are having an argument...

We've been looking at a pack of Camel Blues, and we noticed that the animal on the package only have ONE hump... Now, here comes the crazy part.
In our language, a Camel (Or Kamel) has two humps, and the animal with only one hump is "Dromedar"... But on the package, the animal only have one... But what is these two animals called in english?

Peace out!
  

Top answer

Strictly speaking, a one-humped camel is an Arabian Camel and a two-humped camel is a Bactrian Camel. A Dromedary is a domesticated race of the Arabian Camel (which is extinct in the wild). Actually, the Bactrian Camels that we see are also a domesticated variety.

— Mister Micawber

  • Strictly speaking, a one-humped camel is an Arabian Camel and a two-humped camel is a Bactrian Camel.
  • A Dromedary is a domesticated race of the Arabian Camel (which is extinct in the wild).
  • Actually, the Bactrian Camels that we see are also a domesticated variety.
  • The wild ones (and there may not be any left now) are smaller beasts.
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Strictly speaking, a one-humped camel is an Arabian Camel and a two-humped camel is a Bactrian Camel. A Dromedary is a domesticated race of the Arabian Camel (which is extinct in the wild). Actually, the Bactrian Camels that we see are also a domesticated variety. The wild ones (and there may not be any left now) are smaller beasts.
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AnonymousBut what is these two animals called in english?
Camel.

We call them both camels. You don't see many camels around here. We have trouble remembering which is which. I recently learned to take the first letter, turn it on its back, and count the humps: "D"romedary and "B"actrian.
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enoon take the first letter, turn it on its back, and count the humps: "D"romedary and "B"actrian
Brilliant mnemonic!
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