A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears
distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have
long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and
meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). Camels are working
animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital
means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving
species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's
camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up 6%. The
Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically
endangered.The word camel is also used informally in a wider sense,
where the more correct term is "camelid", to include all seven species
of the family Camelidae: the true camels (the above three species),
along with the "New World" camelids: the llama, the alpaca, the
guanaco, and the vicuña. The word itself is derived via Latin:
camelus and Greek: κάμηλος (kamÄ"los) from Hebrew, Arabic or
Phoenician: gÄ mÄ l.3 species are extant: Camel Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter