154 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE ARABIAN CAMEL, OR DROMEDARY. 



(Camelus Dromedarius, Linn. Lc Dromcdaire, 

 Buff.) 



Is common in Arabia and all the northern parts 

 of Africa, from the Mediterranean sea to the river 

 Niger; and is infinitely more numerous, and more 

 generally diffused than the Camel: it is also much 

 swifter, and is therefore chiefly employed on busi- 

 ness which requires dispatch. 



In Arabia, they are trained for running matches ; 

 and in many places for carrying couriers, who can 

 go above a hundred miles a day on them, and that 

 for nine or ten days together, over burning and 

 uninhabitable deserts. They require neither whip 

 nor spur to quicken their pace, but go freely, if 

 gently treated; and are much enlivened by singing 

 or the sound of the pipe, which gives them spirits 

 to pursue their journey. 



