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Female camel spiders tend to use burrows to brood their eggs, and can have a clutch size of 50-200 eggs depending on the species. [6] Some species have been found to show parental care from the female in terms of protecting eggs from predators. [6] After hatching, eggs undergo metamorphosis, where each stage is called a "nymphal instar". [6]
Insemination of a female llama with sperm from a male dromedary camel has been the only successful combination. Inseminating a female camel with llama sperm has not produced viable offspring. [6] [7] The first cama showed signs of becoming sexually mature at age four, when he showed a desire to breed with a female guanaco and a female llama. He ...
Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) Central and Inner Asia (entirely domesticated) 300 to 1,000 kg (660 to 2,200 lb) Dromedary or Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) South Asia and Middle East (entirely domesticated) 300 to 600 kg (660 to 1,320 lb) Wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) China and Mongolia 300 to 820 kg (660 to 1,800 lb) Lama: Llama
The earliest known camel, called Protylopus, lived in North America 40 to 50 million years ago (during the Eocene). [18] It was about the size of a rabbit and lived in the open woodlands of what is now South Dakota. [61] [62] By 35 million years ago, the Poebrotherium was the size of a goat and had many more traits similar to camels and llamas.
In response, God gave the Thamud a blessed she-camel (Arabic: نَاقة, romanized: naaqah, lit. 'female camel'), as both a means of sustenance and a test. The tribe was told to allow the camel to graze peacefully and avoid harming her. [15] But in defiance of Saleh's warning, the people of the tribe hamstrung the camel. [16]
Male Bactrian camel mating with female dromedary. A tülu camel is a breed of camel that results from mating a male Bactrian camel with a female dromedary. This breed is sometimes called an F1 hybrid camel. The resulting camel is larger than either a Bactrian or a dromedary, and has traditionally been used as a draft animal. This breed of camel ...
In all cattle species, a female twin of a bull usually becomes infertile due to intrauterine exposure to high testosterone levels. She is functionally a partial intersex, and is commonly called a freemartin. A wild, young, unmarked bull is known as a micky in Australia. [7] An unbranded bovine of either sex is called a maverick in the US and ...
Fresh camel milk. Camel milk is milk from female camels.It has supported nomad and pastoral cultures since the domestication of camels millennia ago. Herders may for periods survive solely on the milk when taking the camels on long distances to graze in desert and arid environments, especially in parts of the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa.