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THE CAMELi AND DROMEDARY. 2 



The principal, and, as may be said, the only perceptible character by 

 which these animals diflfer, consists in the camel's bearing two bunches, or 

 protuberances, and the dromedary only one. The latter is also much less, 

 and not so strong as the camel ; but both of them herd and procreate toge- 

 ther; and the production from this cross-breed is more vigorous, and of 

 greater value, than the others. 



This mongrel issue from the dromedary and the camel forms a secondary 

 breed, which also mix and multiply with the first ; so that in this species, 

 as well as in that of other domestic animals, there is to be found a great 

 variety, according to the difference of the climates they are produced in. 

 Aristotle has judiciously marked the two principal breeds; the first, (which 

 has two bunches,) under the name of the Bactrian camel ; and the second, 

 under that of the Arabian camel. The first are called Turcoman, and the 

 others, Arabian camels. This division still subsists, with this difference 

 only, that it appears, since the discovery of those parts of Africa and Asia 

 which were unknown to the ancients, that the dromedary is, without com- 

 parison, more numerous and more universal than the camel. The last 



' Cam^lus Bactrianus, Lin. 



^ Cavielus dromcdarius, Lin. The genus Cameliis, of which these two are the only 

 individuals, has two upper and six lower incisors ; two upper and two lower canines ; two 

 upper and two lower false molars ; ten upper and ten lower true rnolars. Inferior incisors 

 in the form of cutting wedges ; the superior, lateral ; canines conical, erect and strong; false 

 molars on each side in the interdentaiy space ; toes united helow ; head long ; neck vers* 

 long ; upper lip cleft ; nostrils slit obliquely ; eyes projecting ; ears small ; back with 

 fatty bunclies ; callosities on the breast and flexures of the extrentities ; four veittral mam- 

 mcE ; hair woolv; tail of medium length. 



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