Bactrian Camel - The Two-hump, Asian Camel The Bactrian Camel is one of two surviving species of camel. In the wild, they are critically endangered, with just 800 camels roaming around in small areas of central Asia. There about 1.4 million of them in captivity. The captive camels behave differently to the wild camels and even have their own subspecies classification. The Dromedary Camel has one hump, while the Bactrian Camel has two humps The Bactrian Camel was domesticated approximately 4,500 years ago, in the region of northern Iran or Northeast Afghanistan. The name comes from the historical region Bactria. One of the big differences between wild Bactrians and captive camels, is the wild camels will drink salty water, from the sea or salt flats. Tame camels do not exhibit this behavior, probably due to humans supplying them with water periodically. And when they start to drink, they get serious, drinking up to 30 gallons in a couple minutes. They are able to eat and digest almost any vegetation they find in desert and semi-desert environments and can happily drink non-potable water
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:00:48 +0000
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