Camelus

/kˈamɛləs/

/kˈæmɛləs/

Camelus

type genus of the Camelidae: camels

Examples

1. Camelus, the genus of modern camels, was the first camelid to evolve outside of North America.

2. Camels are even-toed ungulates from the Camelus genus known for a distinctive hump on their back.

3. About 5,000 years ago, humans in Asia managed to domesticate some members of the species Camelus bactrianus, the bactrian camel.

4. Today, only about 1400 wild bactrians are still alive, the only truly wild members of the camelus genus.