Kétpúpú teve

3,5 m

450-800 kg

the two-humped camels are kept as beast of burden throughout most of Asia

now lives in the wild only in Mongolia

Bactrian camel

almost all plants

1 calf after 13 months of gestation

Their wild counterparts can only be found in the Gobi Desert. It is highly adapted to extreme living conditions, able to withstand temperatures 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 other 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, much of which is shed in spring