Bactrian camel

Bactrian camel

Bactrian camels, also known as wild camels. Bactrian camels are mammals of the camel family in the order Artiodactyla. Bactrian camels are only distributed in the uninhabited areas of the Taklamakan Desert, Lop Nur, the northern foothills of the Altai Mountains, and the Sino Mongolian border, with a total of about 800 remaining. There are three main species of Bactrian camels in China, namely Alxa Bactrian Camel, Xinjiang Bactrian Camel, and Sunite Bactrian Camel. They often inhabit grasslands, deserts, and Gobi areas and migrate with seasonal changes. Mainly feeds on various desert plants such as Haloxylon ammodendron, Populus euphratica, and Jujube. Bactrian camels are social animals. Bactrian camels have been listed as first-class protected animals in China and their hunting and killing are prohibited.