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A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food and te
07. Camel Profile, near Silverton, NSW, 07.07.2007
Camelus bactrianus
Camel humps store fat for when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat, the hump becomes limp and droops.
A camel's thick coat is one of its many adaptations that aid it in desert-like conditions.
Bactrian camel
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The Bactrian camel, also known as the Mongolian camel, domestic Bactrian camel, two-humped camel or double-humped camel, is a camel native to the steppes of Central Asia. It has two humps on its back,
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…and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up 6%. The wild Bactrian camel is a distinct species that is not ancestral to the domestic Bactrian camel, and is now critically endangered, with…
Skeleton of a Bactrian camel
Detail of a Bactrian camel's feet
A young calf in western Mongolia