Notocamelus latimeri
Dromedary camels were introduced to the continent of Australia in the time of humans. Originally imported for transport and construction, a large feral population quickly gained a foothold and grew rapidly. Although many culls were undertaken, the population failed to be exterminated from the continent. Ten million years in the future, the camels have now completely assimilated with the ecology of Australia.
Latimer’s camel is the largest herbivorous animal on the continent of Australia; large individuals have heads held 3.5 meters off the ground. It is leaner and taller than its ancestors, and has lost the fatty hump they bore. Latimer’s camel is equally at home in high outback and slightly wetter grassland habitats, and has a broad diet of grasses and xeric shrubs. It is a social animal, and can often be found in mixed herds with kangaroos, emus, and lagomorphs.
