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  2. That’s not my name: confusing wild and Bactrian camels ‘masks ...

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    The wild camel is not a feral version of the domestic Bactrian, but is a separate species close to extinction, the study led by ZSL (Zoological Society London), the Wild Camel Protection ...

  3. Bactrian camel - Wikipedia

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    The Bactrian camel shares the genus Camelus with the dromedary (C. dromedarius) and the wild Bactrian camel (C. ferus).The Bactrian camel belongs to the family Camelidae. [1] [5] The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was the first European to describe the camels: in his 4th century BCE History of Animals, he identified the one-humped Arabian camel and the two-humped Bactrian camel.

  4. Camelidae - Wikipedia

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    Dromedary camels, bactrian camels, llamas, and alpacas are all induced ovulators. [8] The three Afro-Asian camel species have developed extensive adaptations to their lives in harsh, near-waterless environments. Wild populations of the Bactrian camel are even able to drink brackish water, and some herds live in nuclear test areas. [9]

  5. Wild Bactrian camel - Wikipedia

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    The wild Bactrian camel is slightly smaller than the domestic Bactrian camel and has been described as "lithe, and slender-legged, with very narrow feet and a body that looks laterally compressed." [ 18 ] The humps of the wild Bactrian camel are smaller, lower, and more conical in shape than those of the domestic Bactrian camel.

  6. Camel - Wikipedia

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    The Bactrian camel is, as of 2010, reduced to an estimated 1.4 million animals, most of which are domesticated. [42] [155] [163] The Wild Bactrian camel is the only truly wild (as opposed to feral) camel in the world. It is a distinct species that is not ancestral to the domestic Bactrian camel.

  7. Australian feral camel - Wikipedia

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    This continued until at least the late 1960s. A documentary film, Camels and the Pitjantjara, made by Roger Sandall, shot in 1968 and released in 1969, follows a group of Pitjantjara men who travel out from their base at Areyonga Settlement to capture a wild camel, tame it, and add it to their domestic herds. They then use camels to help ...

  8. Hybrid camel - Wikipedia

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    Male Bactrian camel mating with female dromedary. A tülu camel is a breed of camel that results from mating a male Bactrian camel with a female dromedary. This breed is sometimes called an F1 hybrid camel. The resulting camel is larger than either a Bactrian or a dromedary, and has traditionally been used as a draft animal.

  9. Wild Video Shows Camel Breaking Loose at Cedar Point ...

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    The social media user recorded one of the camels bucking and charging near guests. Thankfully it seems like the animal didn't hit anyone, but it came very close. The camel then walked up and down ...