8 Animals That Live in Extreme Environments: Quick Facts

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Two young Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) with shaggy coats stand on a snowy winter steppe in Kyrgyzstan near the Kazakhstan border.

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An adult Arabian camel and its calf stand on rocky ground with orange desert dunes in the background in Oman.

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