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Animal profile · Central Asian Steppe
🐪Bactrian Camel
Camelus bactrianus
Crosses the Gobi Desert through scorching summers and frozen winters.
DietHerbivore
SizeUp to 1,000 kg
Lifespan20–40 years
ConservationCritically endangered
Good to know
- It has two humps, unlike the Arabian camel.
- It survives both +40°C and −30°C.
- It grows a thick shaggy coat for winter, then sheds it.
Where the Bactrian Camel lives
Stony desert, shifting dunes and dry, grassy steppe. Harsh extremes — baking summers and deeply frozen winters.
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