THE CAMEL AND DROMEDARY. 

 Camel, called Huguin, Leo Afr. 338. 



Camelus Dromedarius. C. topho dorfi unico. Linn, Syjt, go. 

 Le Dromedaire, de Buffon, xii. 211. tab. ix. Brijfon Quad. 33. 

 Camel with one Bunch, Pocock's Trav. 207. Shaw's Trav. 23g ( 

 Ruffe I's Alep. 56, 57. 



THE general appearance of this animal furnifhes the moll complete idea 

 of patience and fubmiflion. Being defiitute of horns and hoofs, it feems 

 perfe&ly harmlefs and inofFenfive. Its manners are as gentle as its 

 appearance, except in the breeding feafon, when the male becomes vicious 

 almoft to madnefs, and will often bite, its keeper. Its head is fmall in 

 proportion to the lize of its body; its ears are ihort, and appear as if cropped, 

 and its neck is long, flender, and bending downwards at the middle ; its 

 upper lip is divided like that of a Hare. It has no cutting teeth in the upper 

 jaw. Its hair is very foft, of a reddilh aih-colour in general, but more dulky 

 on the protuberance ; it grows longeft about the neck, under the throat, 

 and on the bunch ; its tail is long, covered in the middle with foft hair, but 

 that which grows on the fides is coarfe, long, and black ; its hoofs are very 

 fmall, its feet broad and flat, divided above into two parts, but underneath 

 they are entire, and covered with a fkin exceedingly tough, though pliant. 



This conformation of the feet fits it, in a wonderful manner, for the dry, 

 burning fands over which it is obliged to travel ; their toughnefs and fpongy 

 flexibility preventing them from cracking, and their breadth from finking 

 too deep into the fands. 



It has fix callofities on the legs, namely one on each knee, one on the 

 infide of each fore leg, one on the upper joint, and one on the infide of the 

 hind leg, at the lower part of the thigh; and, befides thefe, one on the lower 

 part of the breaft. It is on thefe callofities that the animal fupports itfelf, 

 when it lies down, which it is early taught to do, to receive the load it is to 

 carry (a). 



(a) Buffon fays, the Camel, in a v/ild ftate, has not thefe callofities, but that they are the effect of its 

 education, and badges of its flavery. • . ^ .. \„ r ~ , _ 



