{"id":10017,"date":"2024-07-30T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T14:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/camels-or-dromedaries-in-moroccothis-is-what-you-will-find\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T02:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T02:27:46","slug":"camels-or-dromedaries-in-moroccothis-is-what-you-will-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/camels-or-dromedaries-in-moroccothis-is-what-you-will-find\/","title":{"rendered":"Camels or dromedaries in Morocco?\nThis is what you will find"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camels or dromedaries in Morocco?
\nDuring your trip through the south of this country you will see indistinct references to one or the other animal, but which is the one that really lives here?
\nIn this post we reveal it to you, we tell you which are the <\/span>main differences between one and the other<\/b> and we explain why they are used as a means of transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dromedary in Morocco: differences with camels<\/span><\/h2>\n

Of the two animals mentioned above, the one used in Morocco is <\/span>in Morocco <\/b>is the <\/span>dromedary<\/b>.
\nPor tanto, al hablar de camellos en Marruecos se comete una peque\u00f1a inexactitud, pues no est\u00e1n presentes en este pa\u00eds; de hecho, los camellos que todos tenemos en mente s\u00f3lo habitan <\/span>in Central Asia<\/b>are members of the species <\/span>camelus bactrianus<\/i><\/b> and have as great characteristics their double hump and their long coat.<\/span> The <\/span>dromedaries<\/b>dromedaries, on the other hand, have only <\/span>only one hump and a much shorter coat, which allows them to<\/b>This allows them to adapt better to the high temperatures to which they are subjected, as they live mainly in deserts. <\/span>deserts<\/b>The Sahara in Africa, and the Arabian Desert in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, we said that calling them ‘camels’ is only a ‘minor inaccuracy’, since dromedaries are, in reality, a type of camelid. <\/span>a type of camelid<\/b>: <\/span>camelus dromedarius<\/span><\/i>.
\nEn concreto, son el m\u00e1s numeroso del planeta: se extienden por todo el norte de \u00c1frica y Oriente Medio, y suponen el 94% de todos los cam\u00e9lidos existentes.
\nEl otro 6% corresponden al camello bactriano y al salvaje, este \u00faltimo en claro peligro de extinci\u00f3n. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why are dromedaries used in Morocco?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The use of dromedaries in Morocco has to do, precisely, with what has motivated their success as a species: their great capacity to adapt to extremely arid environments. <\/span>their great ability to adapt to extremely arid environments<\/b>.
\nEso ha motivado que, durante siglos, hayan sido utilizados como medios de transporte en las <\/span>mythical caravan routes<\/span><\/a> that crossed the Sahara from one side to the other.<\/span> They are animals that can go for a long time without drinking or eating, and their hump is a fat reserve.<\/span> and their hump is a fat reserve<\/b><\/p>\n

which allows them to maintain their energy during periods of forced fasting.
\nIn addition, their hooves are particularly wide, which prevents them from sinking easily into the ground. <\/span>the fine sand dunes<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, with caravan routes now extinct due to the development of modern communications and transportation, dromedaries have found a new role that keeps them afloat as a species: tourism.
\nThey are now employed as the <\/span>ideal means of transport to cross dunes such as Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga<\/b> such as those of Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga, facilitating access to the tented camps, which are idyllic accommodations in canvas tents located in the middle of the desert.<\/span> And this does not imply, far from it, an animal exploitation, as this work is much more bearable <\/span>This work is much more bearable than that of the centuries-old caravans.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\nLos trayectos son mucho m\u00e1s cortos y la carga que deben acarrear no es tan voluminosa: su cuerpo est\u00e1 m\u00e1s que capacitado para llevar a un ser humano y\/o un peque\u00f1o equipaje.
\nPor ello, se los conoce a menudo como los \u2018caballos del desierto\u2019, aunque no est\u00e1n entrenados para galopar, sino para caminar a ritmo lento. <\/span><\/p>\n

Since they have been and are the best ally of the people of the desert (either as a means of transportation or as a hook for current tourism), <\/span>their owners<\/b> provide them with food and water on a regular basis (much more regularly than on the long caravan routes of the past) and take care of their well-being. <\/span>care for their well-being.<\/b>A stressed, mistreated or frightened dromedary can be dangerous and unpredictable.<\/span><\/p>\n

So if you want to have an unforgettable experience with camels in Morocco, you can come deep into the desert with us, or do a shorter activity in some cities in the south of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Camels or dromedaries in Morocco? During your trip through the south of this country you will see indistinct references to one or the other animal, but which is the one that really lives here? In this post we reveal it, we tell you what are the main differences between one and the other and we explain why they are used as a means of transport. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[148,132],"class_list":["post-10017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-curiosities-of-morocco","tag-desert-in-morocco"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10017"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15173,"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10017\/revisions\/15173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teneretours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}