Question

There are two kinds of camel Arabian and Bactrian. The Arabian camel has
(a) One hump
(b) Two humps
(c) Three humps
(d) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The camels we see in India are Arabian camels pound mainly in Rajasthan. They are having a hump at the back made up of fats.

Complete answer:
The Arabian camel is also called the one-humped camel. It is a swift domestic species of camel and is not found in the wild. They are riding camels.

Additional Information:
- Arabian camels are long-legged and slimmer than the bacteria or two-humped camel.
They can carry a rider up to 215 miles or 185 kilometers in less than 11 hours and during a race, they can reach a top speed of 65 kilometers per hour for 40 miles per hour for a shorter distance.
- Camels also are referred to as "ships of the desert".
- The two surviving species of camel are the Arabian or C. dromedaries, which inhabits the middle east, and the horn of Africa.
- The other being Bactrian, the two- humped camel or C. bactrianus, inhabits central Asia.
- Camels have a hump at the rear, short tail, long slim legs, and an extended neck that dips downward and rises to a little narrow head.
- Camels eat thorns, dry leaves, and saltbush. - When the food is available in plenty of camels to overeat and store fat in one area of the back and form a hump.
- The hump stores up to 80 pounds or 36 kilograms of fat, which a camel can break down into water and energy when sustenance is not available.
So, the correct answer is, ‘(a) One hump’.

Note:
- The Arabian camel is also called a one-humped camel whereas the Bactrian camel is also called a two-humped camel.
- They can carry a rider up to 215 miles or 185 kilometers in less than 11 hours.
- Camels eat thorns, dry leaves, and saltbush.
- When the food is available in plenty of camels to overeat and store fat in one area of the back and form a hump.