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Bactrian Camel


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Bactrian Camel
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The bactrian camel is better known as being the type of camel with two humps. There are only two surviving species of camel remaining, the single humped camels from the Middle East and the bactrian (double humped) camel from Northern Asia.

There are thought to be more than a million bactrian camels domesticated worldwide in not just Asia, but also parts of Africa and the Middle East. Camels have been domesticated for around 2,000 years for both pulling/carrying heavy loads but also for transporting both humans and merchandise.

Like the single humped camel, the bactrian camel is able to survive on its own water reserves for long periods of time meaning they can cross enormous desert plains and mountain ranges without the need to stop so often.

Today the bactrian camel is considered to be a critically endangered species with less than 1,000 bactrian camels thought to living in the wild in parts of China and Mongolia.

The bactrian camels humps work in the same way to the Arabian camels humps, with the bactrian camels humps used for storing fat which can be converted to water and energy when the bactrian camel is unable to find food and water. The bactrian camels humps give the bactrian camels their legendary ability to endure long periods of travel without water, even in harsh desert conditions. As the fat in the bactrian camels humps gets used up, the bactrian camels humps become floppy and flabby.

The bactrian camel is one of the most adaptive animals in the world with the bactrian camel being able to withstand temperatures from 40 degrees Centigrade in the summer to -30 degrees Centigrade in the winter.

Bactrian camels have developed special adaptations to allow the bactrian camel to survive in such a brutal environment. The bactrian camel has a thick, shaggy coat that protects the bactrian camel from the cold in the winter and the bactrian camels coat falls away as seasons change and temperatures rise to allow the bactrian camel to keep cool in the summer.

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Bactrian Camel Translations

Bulgarian български език
Двугърба камила
 
Catalan Català
Camell
 
Czech Cesky
Velbloud dvouhrbý
 
Danish Dansk
Kamel
 
German Deutsch
Trampeltier
 
English English
Bactrian Camel
 
Spanish Español
Camello bactriano
 
Esperanto Esperanto
sovaĝkamelo
 
French Français
Chameau de Bactriane
 
Hebrew עִבְרִית
גמל דו דבשתי
 
Croatian Hrvatski
Dvogrba deva
 
Italian Italiano
Camelus bactrianus
 
Japanese 日本語
フタコブラクダ
 
Dutch Nederlands
Kameel
 
Polish Polski
Baktrian
 
Portuguese Português
camelo bactriano
 
Swedish Svenska
Kamel
 
Turkish Türkçe
Çift hörgüçlü deve
 
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt
Lạc đà hai bướu
 
Chinese 中文
雙峰駱駝
 

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Bactrian Camel Facts

Kingdom:
A level of classifying all living things on earth, as similar species are broken into 5 groups including plants, animals and fungi....
Animalia
Phylum:
A level of classifying animals within the animal kingdom. Phylum are further divided into subgroups called classes....
Chordata
Class:
A level of classifying animals in a phylum. Classes are then sub-divided into further groups known as orders....
Mammalia
Order:
A level used to classify animals. Classes are broken into sub-groups known as order, which are broken down further into families....
Artiodactyla
Family:
A level of classifying animals within an order. Orders are broken down in families and families are broken down further into smaller groups called genus....
Camelidae
Genus:
A level of classifying animals within a family. Families are divided into sub-groups called genus which generally contain one or two animal species....
Camelus
Scientific Name:Camelus Bactrianus
Type:Mammal
Diet:Herbivore
Size (H):1.7m - 2.1m (5.5ft - 7ft)
Weight:600kg - 816kg (1,322lbs - 1,800lbs)
Top Speed:64km/h (40mph)
Life Span:35 - 50 years
Lifestyle:Herd
Conservation Status:
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation s...
Endangered
Colour:Brown, Tan
Skin Type:Fur
Favourite Food:Grass
Habitat:
The term habitat is used to describe a specific area where a particular animal lives, within an environment. Many animals have adapted to requiring specific conditions which can only be found in their natural habitat su...
Deserts close to water
Average Litter Size:1
Main Prey:
When an animal is referred to prey, it means that the animal is either hunted or caught for food. Animals that are referred to as prey are generally hunted by bigger animals, although there are a number of exceptions....
Seeds, Grass, Thorny Shrubs
Predators:
When an animal is referred to as a predator, it means that the animal either hunts or catches other animals. Predatory animals are generally dominant within their environment and will generally hunt animals smaller than...
Human, Tiger, Monitor Lizards
Distinctive Features:Thick fur and two humps

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