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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
Bactrian camels are distinguished from Arabian camels, or dromedaries (Camelus...
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geographic ranges of living camelids
Present-day ranges of living members of the family Camelidae.
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Bactrian camel
Bactrian camels have nostrils capable of sealing completely and long eyelashes to...
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Fat is stored in their humps, which can be converted into energy, allowing Bactrian...
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Bactrian camel near Huoyan (“Flaming”) Mountain, Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang,...
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Tourists riding Bactrian camels in Ladakh, India
Double-humped Bactrian camels are a tourist attraction in Nubra valley, Ladakh, India.
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