The reason for the high prevalence of MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia remains unclear. The origin of the virus has been traced to African bats, but in 2014 it was isolated from dromedary camels and there ...

The ancient camel question is: One hump or two? Arabian camels, also known as dromedaries, have only one hump, but they employ it to great effect. The hump stores up to 80 pounds of fat ...

The camels at the start line growl and grunt before the gate goes up, then stretch out their long necks and gallop along the sandy track. “Yah! Yah! Yah!” shouts one camel owner from a car ...

MERS-CoV is endemic in dromedary camels — possibly the virus’s only intermediate animal host, although scientists believe that bats may be putative reservoirs. Saudi Arabia’s research into ...

The final stage of the AlUla Tour will be set at the start and finish of AlUla's Camel Cup Track. With a gentle slope and ...

A camel identified its previous owner during a parade in Saudi Arabia this week, embracing the man by wrapping its neck around him and restfully closing its eyes. The Saudi owner had sold the ...