The dromedary is a large, one-humped camel domesticated on the southern Arabian Peninsula around 4000 to 3000 BC. It has long served nomadic desert communities as a beast of burden and mount, prized for surviving heat and water scarcity that defeat most livestock, and it also provides milk, meat, wool and hair, making it one of the most versatile working animals of any arid region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific Name Domestication RegionSouthern Arabian Peninsula 2 Domesticated When (Circa) Primary UsesRiding, transport and draught work, milk, meat, wool and hair 2 Climate Adaptation Era
Era (category)Chalcolithic (Copper Age) 1 Connections
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The dromedary camel was domesticated in the Arabian Peninsula, one of the two camel domestication events this milestone covers.
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The dromedary was first domesticated in the southern Arabian Peninsula around 4000-3000 BC.
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It was probably first domesticated in the Arabian Peninsula about 4,000 years ago.
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Products of the dromedary, including its meat and milk, support several North African tribes; it is also commonly used for riding and as a pack animal.
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several adaptations, such as the ability to tolerate losing more than 30% of its total water content, allow it to thrive in its desert habitat
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