Desert Camel Birth

After a gestation period of 13 months, an Arabian camel usually gives birth to one calf, which she suckles for a year.

The Birth Starts Medium: 17kb Large: 42kb High Quality: 142kb An image of an Arabian one-hump camel starting to give birth in the desert of Saudi Arabia.

A Little Help Medium: 15kb Large: 37kb High Quality: 121kb This photograph shows a man helping the dromedary camel give birth.

A New Life Medium: 14kb Large: 30kb High Quality: 99kb A picture of an Arabian mother camel licking her new born calf in the desert of Saudi Arabia.

I Have Legs? Medium: 19kb Large: 39kb High Quality: 142kb An image of a camel calf just after birth trying to stand.

Trying to Stand Medium: 16kb Large: 38kb High Quality: 140kb This photograph shows the baby camel almost standing for the first time.

Enjoying Life Medium: 18kb Large: 36kb High Quality: 136kb A picture of an Arabian mother camel and her new born calf resting in the desert of Saudi Arabia.

Female Arabian/dromedary camels (scientific name - Camelus dromedarius) reach sexual maturity around age 3 and mate around age 4 or 5. The female dromedary camel comes into heat (becomes ready to mate) several times a year. This gives her a better chance of giving birth during the rainy season, when there is plenty of vegetation for her young.

Male dromedary camels begin to rut (be in a state of sexual excitement) by age 3, but do not reach full sexual maturity until age 6. The male Arabian camel becomes aggressive during mating season. He also performs a noisy breeding display to attract females. During competition for females, males threaten each other by making low noises with the fleshy fold of their mouths, stand as tall as possible, and repeat a series of head movements including lowering, lifting, and bending their necks backwards. Upon confrontation, fighting males attempt to bring their opponent to the ground by biting at his legs and taking the opponent's head in between his jaws.

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Saudi Arabian Trivia

Camel's milk is much more nutritious than that from a cow. It is lower in fat and lactose and higher in potassium, iron and Vitamin C and is usually an acquired taste for the Western palate. Most Saudi Arabian camels are females reared for their milk in dairy herds.