Two-humped Bactrian camels were domesticated thousands of years ago to carry goods and people across Asia. Every year, herders come to one Gobi Desert town to celebrate these gentle giants.

The Bactrian camel is 10 to 11.5 feet long, 5.2 to 5.9 feet tall at shoulder height, and weighs 990 to 1,100 pounds. Meanwhile, the dromedary camel is 7.2 to 11.2 feet long, ...

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 ...

We have a total of 25 camels here, including 18 dromedary camels and seven Bactrian camels." Guy Seeklus, owner of Camel Safari explained as he led one of his Bactrians -- Norman -- out of the barn.

The Detroit Zoo is celebrating the birth of a male Bactrian camel born May 18, to 6-year-old mother Suren and 6-year-old father Rusty. The calf can be seen in the camel habitat across from the ...

These Bactrian camels, with two humps unlike their one-humped Arabian relatives, are part of a group in Virginia. "Laura," the Bactrian camel at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, recently died from an ...

Timujin, the 27-year-old Bactrian camel, needed shoes to ease pain from stretched tendons. Philip Drost · CBC Radio · Posted: Sep 26, 2024 4:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 26, 2024.

There are two new humps in the Detroit Zoo's camel family. Nine-year-old Bactrian camel Suren gave birth to a 125-pound female calf named Rusi on July 31, according to the zoo. Suren and 9-year ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Workers at the Idaho Falls Zoo arrived Friday morning to find a new addition. Sometime overnight, Zasu the Bactrian camel gave birth.