MAMMALIA—CAMEL. BPA | 

Tue principal, and, as may be said, the only perceptible character by 
which these animals differ, 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 ke found a great 
variety, according to the difference of the climates they are produced in. 
Aristotle has judiciously marked tie two principal breeds; the first, (whic 
has two bunches,) under the narne 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 


1 Camelus Bactrianus, Lin, 
2 Canelus dromedarius, Lix. The genus Camelus, of which these two are tec 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 molars, Inferior incisors 
in the form of cutting wedges ; the superior, lateral ; canines conical, ereci and strong; false 
molars on each side in the interdentary space; toes united below; head long: nec ve 
long; upper lip cleft; nostrils slit obliquely ; eyes projecting; ears smat ; macs wit 
fatty bunches ; callosities on the breast and flexures of the extremities; four 721:ra, mam.- 
mz ; hair wooly; tail of mediurn length. 
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