Really, the last thing he meant to be was the camel obsessive he became—the man who tracked down the fast-vanishing wild Bactrian camels of the Gobi desert and made sure they survived.

The two carvings were previously identified as Bactrian camels, but the researchers point out that both are portrayed with only a shallow dent between their humps — a trait seen in modern camel ...

Bactrian camels can live up to 40 years, though the average lifespan ranges between 20 and 40 years. Padme was a month and a half away from her 20th birthday, the zoo wrote online.

Bactrian camels can be either domesticated or wild. They are endemic to the Bactrian steppes of Mongolia and the Gobi Desert in China. People who live in these regions depend on camels for: ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Zoo Miami is proud to announce the birth of a critically endangered Bactrian camel. After a pregnancy of approximately 14 months, "Sunny," a 3-year-old female gave birth to ...

This "Bactrian Camel with Rider" funerary figure reflects this history, embodying movement and connectivity. The robustly sculpted camel strides forward, heavily laden with saddlebags, flasks and ...

Meet Jasmine: a Grant's Zebra “Kenji is a Bactrian camel,” Sammut said. I recognized its two humps and long curved neck emanating from lower on his body than the two one-hump ones, known as ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Scovill Zoo has welcomed a new camel. Anakin is a Bactrian camel who has recently been cleared for outdoor access, the zoo said in a July 21 Facebook post. The announcement ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo euthanized one of its Bactrian camels last week due to the animal's decline in quality of life, advanced age and chronic arthritis. Padme, who was 19 years old, and was born ...

Watch a fluffy rare camel calf as he goes exploring with mum for the first time at a UK Safari Park. Meet the male Bactrian camel calf as he goes on a wobbly-legged adventure with mum for the ...