General Characteristics

Head to body Length  :  300 cm ( 10 feet )

Tail Length : 50 cm ( 20 inches )

Height : 180 - 230 cm ( 6 - 7.6 feet )

Weight : 450- 657 kg (1000-1450 lbs )

Description

A thick, shaggy, dark brown to beige coat covers the camel during cold weather and is shed when the temperature rises. Longer hair hangs from the neck and gives the appearance of a beard. Bushy eyebrows, a double row of eyelashes, ears lined with hair and the ability to close nostrils and lips tightly serve as protection.

Range - The Bactrian Camel is an animal that lives in Asia, Northern Africa, China, and Mongolia.

Habitat - It lives in deserts, semi-deserts, steppes, and plains.

Diet - It eats herbs, leaves, and grasses.

Status - There are only 400 -700 Bactrian camels in Mongolia and 200 in china only .

Reason for the status - This is because of human encroachment, sport hunting, and habitat destruction.

What type of animal is it - It is a herbivore .

Gestation : 12-14 months

Longevity : 40 years

   Bactrian camel at San Diego zoo in Calfornia