dromedary is the name of a camel with 2 humps.
dromedary is the name of a camel with 2 humps.
what is the name of a camel with 2 humps?
dromedary
there are several differences in size and shape between the two species. the wild bactrian camel is slightly smaller than the bactrian camel and has been described as "lithe, and slender-legged, with very narrow feet and a body that looks laterally compressed." the humps of the wild bactrian camel are smaller, lower, and more conical in shape than those of the bactrian camel. these humps may often be about half the size of those of a domesticated bactrian camel. the wild bactrian camel has a flatter skull ("havtagai", the mongolian name for a wild bactrian camel, means "flat-head") and a different shape of foot.
wild bactrian camel
the humps









































the humps is a granite rock formation known as a "stepped bornhardt inselberg". it is located within the humps nature reserve approximately east of perth and north east of hyden in the eastern wheatbelt region of western australia.









































rising about above the surrounding plains, the humps is one of numerous rock formations in the area. approximately to its south is hyden rock whose northern side features the wave rock formation. also in the area are scrivener rocks and camel peaks roughly west of the humps, anderson rocks about north, and king rocks approximately east of the humps.
the humps