Camel

"When I walk, I rock quite a bit. If you sit on my back, you might get a little 'seasick'!"

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CamelCamelus bactrianus

  • Habitat

    left in the wild only in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and China

  • Food

    grasses, herbs and thin twigs of shrubs and trees

  • Lifetime

    20 years, but sometimes 50 years

  • Weight

    300 to 600 pounds

  • Number of youngsters

    1 to 2 youngsters

  • Wear time

    12 to 13 months

  • IUCN Status

    no

  • EEP?

    no

600

kilo, I can get that heavy!

950

so many wild camels are left in Mongolia and China

50

years, that's how old I can get sometimes

Endangered

There are only 950 wild camels left in Mongolia and China. That's few! Wild camels are threatened with extinction. The habitat is used for industry. The grasslands are used for people's livestock. As a result, there is less and less land for wild camels.

Desert parade

But alongside this, people all over the world keep many tame camels. Actually, I am a different species from the wild camel. We are mainly used as a transport animal through the desert. We walk in caravan, with a male in front. Because he is the highest in rank, the rest follow him. When a camel walks, it rocks quite a bit. If you sit on my back, you might get a little "seasick"!

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