— Dromedary Camel —
‧ Scientific Name: Camelus dromedarius
‧ Size: 7 to 8 feet in height
‧ Weight: 660 to 1520 lbs
‧ Lifespan: appx 40 years
‧ Location: Sahara Desert and Arabian peninsula
‧ Diet: Primarily thorny plants, dry grasses, and saltbush
‧ Conservation status: Domesticated
‧ Dromedary Camels have only one hump.
‧ The hump stores up to 80 pounds of fat, which a camel can break down into water and energy when food and water are not available.
‧ Their humps give these camels their legendary ability to travel up to 100 desert miles without water.
‧ Their long limbs and leathery padded feet help adapt them to arid, sandy, desert climates.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera – Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 400
Aperture – f/8
Exposure – 1/1250 second
Focal Length – 82mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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