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| STATS |
| Order |
Artiodactyla |
| Family |
Camelidae |
| Genus |
Camelus |
| Species |
Bactrianus |
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| Height |
190-230 cms |
| Weight |
450-650 kgs |
| Lifespan |
40 years |
| Habitat |
Grassland |
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The Bactrian Camel (camelus bactrianus) which comes from Asia is one of the six species in the Camelidae family, along with the Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius), Llama, Alpaca, Guanaco and Vicuna.
The Bactrian Camel has two humps and is adapted more to the rockier regions of Asia. They are more heavily built than the Arabian Camel and have longer coats. There are only a few hundred Bactrian Camels left.
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Camels can run upto 20 miles per hour
They only start to perspire at a body temprature of 40.5 degrees celsius thus conserving body fluids
They can walk upto 25 miles a day
They chew their food about 40 – 50 times
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ON CAMELS |
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Camels
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Author: R.Trevor Wilson |
This text is designed to provide a background to the biology and ecology of camels, in order to enable workers involved with them to increase camel production. Included are chapters on different types and breeds, physiology, and uses of the camel, in particular transport and milk production.
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The Lost Camels of Tartary
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Author: John Hare |
The author recounts his adventures on three expeditions to the Mongolian and Chinese Gobi deserts, the first in 1993 with Russian scientists, the second and third with Chinese scientists in 1995 and 1996. Their aim was to track down the wild Bactrian camel, of which there are only 1000 left.
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