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A Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps stands on grassy open land under a clear blue sky. World map showing the geographic ranges of camelid species, with color-coded outlines for each: alpaca, llama, guanaco, and vicuna ranges are marked in South America; Arabian camel or dromedary in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia; domesticated Bactrian camel across Central Asia; and wild Bactrian camel in a small area of East Central Asia. Australia is shaded for introduced dromedaries. Two young Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) with shaggy coats stand on a snowy winter steppe in Kyrgyzstan near the Kazakhstan border. Three domesticated Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps stand on dry grassland in Kyrgyzstan near the Kazakhstan border. Bactrian camel Tourists ride Bactrian camels in a grassy valley with grazing camels in Hundar, Ladakh, India, with rocky mountains in the background.
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Bactrian camel: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Genetic diversity and phylogeographic structure of Bactrian camels shown by mitochondrial sequence variations. Oct 01, 2026
Add new Web site: BMC - BMC Veterinary Research - Morphometric, haematological and physio-biochemical characterization of Bactrian (Camelus bactrianus) camel at high altitude. Mar 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature Communications - Genome sequences of wild and domestic bactrian camels. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) crossbreeding husbandry practices in Turkey and Kazakhstan: An in-depth review Maurizio Dioli. Nov 28, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Space and habitat use by wild Bactrian camels in the Transaltai Gobi of southern Mongolia. Sep 07, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Genetic diversity and phylogeographic structure of Bactrian camels shown by mitochondrial sequence variations. Apr 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Bactrian Camels. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization - The two-humped camel (Camelus bactrianus). Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Toronto Zoo - Bactrian camel. Jun 09, 2023
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Bactrian Camel. Mar 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Camelus bactrianus. Jan 19, 2023
New article added. Nov 18, 2022
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