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 ...

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 King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Saudi Arabia disqualified more than 40 camels for undergoing Botox injections to alter their appearance, highlighting ethical concerns of cosmetic enhancements ...