In desert storms, they can even walk with their eyes closed. About 4,000 years ago, Bactrian camels were domesticated. Since then, they have become mankind's most loyal partners in the desert.

There are only three species of camel remaining on the planet. The one-humped dromedary makes up the majority of camels, ...

The Red Bactrian camel is a rare species in Inner Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The Nadam fair, which involves camel races and camel ball games, attracted lots of local herdsmen.

The second species, the two-humped Bactrian camel, was on a similar trajectory until very recently, but still less than 1,000 of the world’s 1.4 million Bactrians are wild.

The Bactrian Camel is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. There are currently about 650 Bactrian camels in China and about 450 in Mongolia.

In this case, the researchers were able to work out the Kushan meaning using parallel inscriptions in Bactrian carved into rocks found at Almosi Gorge and at Dašt-i Nāwur, in Afghanistan, in the ...

Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, was diagnosed in two of 19 Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in an established herd, based on pathologic findings and correlative postmortem cultures.