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Yoria camel
Camelus dromedarius
A breed of Dromedary camel, from Niger
Breed of dromedary.
- Family
- Camelidae
Keeping
How it is kept
For Dromedary camel generally
No keeping details are recorded for this breed yet, so these are the species’.
Kept for
- Dairy
- Meat
- Draught work
- Mature weight
- 300–600 kg
- Gestation
- 390 days
- Temperament
- Calm with familiar handlers; bulls in rut can be dangerous
- Forage
- Browse and graze coarse, dry and salty plants, with good hay, minerals and salt. They drink a great deal at once when water is offered.
- Housing
- Large, dry paddocks with very strong fencing and shade. They suffer in cold, wet climates.
- Good to know
- Camels need experienced handling, especially bulls in the breeding season. They breed slowly, carrying a single calf for about thirteen months. Check local rules before buying, as some places treat camels differently from other livestock.
The record
Breed facts
Status
- FAO risk status
- Not at riskWikidata (source, opens in a new tab)
Photos, videos and notes
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- Name
- Yoria camel
- Slug
- yoria-camel
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Family
- Camelidae
- Genus
- Camelus
- Species
- dromedarius
- Cultivar
- Yoria camel
- Wikidata QID
- Q125966181
- Origin country
- Niger
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 52