Why do some camels have two humps and others just one?

They are two different species, actually now recognized as three different species, all descended from a common ancestor that lived during the Miocene. read more

Best Answer: Some camels have one hump and some have two, it depends on the species of it. for example some people are white and some are black, thats just were they came from. The dromedary, one-humped or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the Bactrian camel has two humps. read more

Bactrian Camels are much less common than dromedary (one-hump). Bactrian camels are native to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Aside from the obvious difference of the number of humps, Bactrian Camels differ in a few other key ways. For example, the Bactrian camel grows a thick coat of hair each winter. That coat of hair falls off every spring. read more