Domestic bactrian camel
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Camelus bactrianus bactrianus
Fantastic feet
To help prevent the camel from sinking into soft snow or sand, its feet are the size of dinner plates.
Humps
Camels store fat (not water) in their humps, which can supply nourishment when food and water are scarce. Bactrian camels have two humps.
Habitat/Range
Deserts and mountain grasslands of central Asia
Wild Diet
Leaves, Herbs, Grasses, and Other vegetation
Predators
Humans
Reproduction
After a gestation of 12-14 months, the female leaves the herd to give birth to her single, humpless offspring. Humps develop in the first few months.
Conservation Status
ENDANGERED
Only a few hundred wild Bactrian camels exist in the wild. Domestic Bactrian camels have been common in central Asia for thousands of years.
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