Bactrian camel

Bactrian camel
Camelus ferus / Bactrian camel

Trampeltiere

Habitat: originally desert and semi-desert
Continent: Asia
Food: Grasses, foliage and shoots
Gestation/breeding period: 13 - 14 months
Mode of life: loose herds with 8 to 20 animals
Class: Pet
Order: Artiodactyla

Key facts

~ 2.30 m
size

~800 kg
weight

~ 35 years
age

How endangered are Bactrian camels?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

Bactrian camels can drink 150 litres of water in ten minutes.

Trampeltier