Bactrian Camels

Bactrian camels can go for a long distance trip without food and water because they have two humps in their back where they can store food and water for a long time. They rarely sweat, if they felt thirsty they can drink 30 gallons in 13 minutes. In winter seasons they gather around the mountains for the snow which they can drink.
Bactrian camels height is about 2 meters tall but the arabian camels (Dromedaries) are taller, Bactrian camels have 2 humps when dromedaries have only 1 hump. Bactrian camels have flat footpads and rough to keep them safe from sinking into snow or sand, and helping them to cross over the rocks, they use their long neck to drink water and reach branches to eat. Camels fur is used to make clothing for humans. Bactrian camels live in Central and East Asia's rocky deserts where it is hot in the summer (38c) and very cold at winter (29c). They have shaggy coat which keeps them warm in winter and not hot in summer. They can walk for long distances (5.5 kph) and usually they don't run. They have long eyelashes and bushy eyebrows to protect their eyes from dust and snow.
Nowadays they are few as they are 400 in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, so they are endangered. They are known by mammals and herbivores by the scientific, if they are threatened they can spit or kick, the nice thing that baby camels called their mama baa.
Facts:
- They can live up to 50 years.
- They can weigh 816 kgs
- They have been used for transportation and clothing for about 6,000 years.

By: Fatima