The Arabian camel has many characteristics and features :
In cases of extreme thirst, the camel can lose 25 percent of its body weight without being affected. It can restore the lost weight within 10 minutes after drinking 25 gallons of water. 
The camel can run as fast as 16 kilometer an hour for a short period. In an ordinary walk, its speed is around 7 kilometers and hour for 10 hours a day. It can continue at this pace even longer if water is available. The camel can carry up to 100 kilograms of cargo. 
The camel’s body temperature can change plus or mines four degrees, depending on the environment. The camel has sharp vision and hearing, as well as a strong sense of smell. It can sense water from nearly three kilometers away.
The camel’s eye is large and projecting protected by lids and surrounded by tow layers of long lashes to protect it from the sun and the sand. The camel’s respiratory openings are long and can open and close easily. They are full of hair. The camel has control of the openings by closing them during sandstorms.
The internal ear is full of hair, which protects it from sand. The camel’s huge frame is reflected in its height and length. Laterally, the body is narrow. The camel turns its head towards the sun to reduce heat and light exposure and to maintain body temperature.
The female camel is thinner than the male, and is quieter and more enduring. The camel can walk across sands dunes and in the mountains, but it cannot walk through swamps or in muddy areas.
The camel's gestation period is one year with a one-year nursing period.
At four years of age, the female camel is capable of conceiving. The male reaches maturity around the age of five years. The camel's average life expectancy is between 20 years and 30 years.
The camel's feet, chest pad and knees are covered with thick, dry shin to protect them when they are walking or kneeling.
The camel molts annually.
