Bactrian camel
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Camelidae |
Body length
3,5 m
Body weight
450-800 kg
Habitat
the two-humped camels are kept as beast of burden throughout most of Asia
Distribution
now lives in
Bactrian camel
Camelus bactrianus
Our animal
Baba, Jamilla, Bence
Diet
almost all plants
Reproduction
1 calf after 13
- Their wild count
erparts can only be found in t he Gobi Desert. It is highly adapted to extreme living condit ions, able to withstand temper atures of -29 degrees in winter and +38 degrees in summer. It can drink up to 100 litres of water at a time. - Camels differ from o
ther hoofed animals, the weight of their bodies rests on their soles rather than their hooves, and only the front edge of the hooves touches the ground. In winter, their bodies are covered with thick, dense fur, mu ch of which is shed in spring