Jackson's camel (SciiFii)

The Jackson's camel (Notylopus robustus) is a species of camelid, most closely related to the North American camel (Camelops hesternus), that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, scrublands, and deserts to help boost biodiversity. The Jackson's camel is one of the largest living camelids, about 3 meters (9.8 feet) from nose to tail, standing 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall at the shoulder and weighing about 2,790 kg (6,150 lb). The Jackson's camel is a browsing herbivore that primarily feeds on leaves, pine needles, shrubs, fruits, cacti, and tumbleweeds, filling the similar ecological niche to Old World browsing rhinoceroses and Australia's Diprotodon. Jackson's camels generally move in groups of up to 30 individuals, although 6 to 20 is more common depending on the amount of food available. They are fully migratory and widely scattered with a population density as low as 5 per 100 km2. They travel with a single adult male in the lead and assemble near water points where larger groups can also be seen. Their lifespan is about 50 years and they breed during winter with an overlap into the rainy season. Females produce offspring starting at age 5, and thereafter in a cycle of 2 years. Typically, Jackson's camels seen alone are postdispersal young individuals which have just reached sexual maturity. The conservation status of the Jackson's camel is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Jackson's camel is a protected species.
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