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Bactrian Camel Anita Ganeri

Bactrian Camel


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Author: Anita Ganeri
Published Date: 03 Mar 2011
Publisher: Capstone Global Library Ltd
Language: English
Format: Hardback::24 pages
ISBN10: 1406219606
ISBN13: 9781406219609
Imprint: Raintree
File size: 44 Mb
Dimension: 195x 220x 7.87mm::244g
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Herders from across Mongolia's Gobi Desert gather for a festival to celebrate the two-humped Bactrian camel. The event is held in early March The wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) is a critically endangered species of camel living in parts of northern China and southern Mongolia. It is closely related The Bactrian or double-humped camel is one of the last remnants of the Silk Road trade in India. These camels, from China and central Asian Bactrian camels are incredibly adaptive mammals, evolutionarily unique in their ability to withstand temperatures ranging from 40C -30C. Bactrian camel. The camel's two humps do not contain water but fat. It can store up to 50 lbs of it and, if fasting, can metabolize it into energy and water. Bactrian camel is a species of large ungulate that belongs to the camel family. It originates from steppes, rocky deserts and stony plains of Central Asia. Bactrian The camel with two humps, Camelus bactrianus, native to the steppes of Asia. (Camelids) camelid; camel (dromedary, Bactrian camel), llama, guanaco, Bactrian Deer. Bactrian Deer image. Cervus elaphus bactrianus. Bactrian deer Bactrian Camel. Bactrian Camel image. Camelus bactrianus. Two large humps An imposing animal, the Bactrian camel can reach seven feet in height and weigh up to 1,500 pounds. The species' thick, brown coat changes with the seasons. Additional Images: Bactrian Camel (Primary Title). Unknown (Artist). Related Resources: Educational. Date: 7th century. Culture: Chinese. Category: Ceramics Characteristics. The Bactarian camel has a thick, shaggy beige coat that provides warmth in the cold months, and during the warming, the coat falls away in 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 There are few of these nomadic camels left in the vast Mongolian wilderness. They're so acutely sensitive they take fright when you're more Bactrian camel. LIFE SPAN: 30 years in captivity. RANGE: Native to cold, high mountains of Central Asia. Often confused with Dromedary camels (1 hump) that Type locality: "Bactria" (= Uzbekistan, Bokhara) (domesticated stock). Bactrian camels are extremely adept at withstanding wide variations in





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