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Photo Gallery: Camels
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Photo: An Arabian camel under a blue sky in the Sahara desert
Photo: An Arabian camel under a blue sky in the Sahara desertPhoto: Two Bactrian camels on a grassy plainPhoto: Close-up of a Bactrian camelPhoto: Close-up of a Bactrian camel's head
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One hump or two? The dromedary, or Arabian, camel distinguishes itself from its Bactrian relatives by its single hump.
Photograph by Brooks Walker

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