ARABIAN CAMEL OR DROMEDARY. 
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smaller, bein^ from five to seven feet in height at 
the shoulders. The muzzle is less swollen than in 
the others, and the hair is soft, woolly, and very un- 
equal, longest on the neck, the throat, and the hump. 
The colour is always lighter than that of the camel, 
being, while young, of a dull or dirty white, becom- 
ing with age of a reddish-grey. In the internal 
structure they do not differ materially from the 
camel. 
The Dromedary, according to Major Hamilton 
Smith, extends from the foot of Mount Caucasus, 
over Persia and Turkey, Arabia, northern Africa, and 
India. It is also much used on the western coast 
of Africa. Many varieties exist, and are endeavour- 
ed to be continued. The Turkish and Arabian are 
the strongest and most hardy ; and another of lighter 
form, and possessing much swiftness, is much sought 
after, for carrying dispatches from one distant part 
of these kingdoms to another. An animal of such 
importance is of course looked at with a correspond- 
ing interest, an<l great care is exercised in tending 
and watching the herds. The males are generally 
rendered imperfect, and a few only of the most ap- 
proved form is retained, to continue the property of 
the owner ; in other circumstances, the fury and un- 
manageable disposition which they display during 
the rutting season, would render a large herd dan- 
gerous, and would often prevent numbers from being 
useful at the very time they might be most required. 
They are carefully trained when young, and taught 
