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Bactrian camel

Camelus bactrianus

Description:

It is one of the two surviving species of camel. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped Dromedary camel.

Habitat:

Native to the steppes of central Asia, remote regions of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts of Mongolia and Xinjiang. There are a small number of wild Bactrian camels still roaming the Mangystau Province of South West Kazakhstan.

Notes:

We all know that they are endangered and the surviving camels are domesticated. We find them on the way to Nubra valley, Ladakh, India. Interesting stop for everyone, so they could take a ride across the desert region among the scenic mountain ranges, in spite of the extreme heat conditions( the sun blazing hot on the desert sands). Loved the cute looking young ones.

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6 Comments

surekha
surekha 12 years ago

Thank you, p.young713 :)

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

These are very interesting Camels.

surekha
surekha 12 years ago

Thank you, Emma!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

The juveniles look soo cute!

surekha
surekha 12 years ago

Sure... hope to visit the place again! Thank you, Alice!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Next time, take a picture of a single camel, It is a little like zebras, they are hard to distinguish in a group.

surekha
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surekha

جموں و کشمیر, India

Spotted on Jun 24, 2011
Submitted on Oct 5, 2011

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