{"id":354858,"date":"2026-01-28T16:49:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354858"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:19:05","slug":"bactrian-camel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bactrian-camel\/","title":{"rendered":"Bactrian Camel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>This year, two Bactrian camels named Galwan and Nubra marched on Kartavya Path in the Republic Day Parade.<\/p>\n<h2>About Bactrian Camel<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354860\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-354860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-5.jpg?resize=360%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bactrian Camel\" width=\"360\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-5.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C628&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-5.jpg?resize=768%2C471&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-5.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bactrian camel is a <strong>double-humped camel<\/strong> <strong>scientifically known as <\/strong><strong><em>Camelus bactrianus<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The name \u201cBactrian\u201d comes from the ancient region of Bactria, located between present-day Afghanistan, Iran and Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Globally: <\/strong>It is <strong>native to Central Asia<\/strong> and occupies regions from <strong>Afghanistan to China,<\/strong> including the <strong>Mongolian steppes and the Gobi desert<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smaller populations<\/strong> exist in <strong>northern Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In India: <\/strong>It is found only in the <strong>cold desert of Ladakh<\/strong>, mainly in the <strong>Nubra Valley.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key characteristics<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hump structure<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The two humps store fat that can be converted into energy during long periods of food scarcity<\/li>\n<li><strong>Body adaptation:<\/strong> Its nostrils can close to block dust, and its broad feet help movement on sand and snow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cold tolerance:<\/strong> It has a thick, shaggy coat that becomes dense in winter and protects it from temperatures as low as minus 40\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thirst survival<\/strong>: It can <strong>withstand thirst for long periods<\/strong> and can survive by eating snow to meet hydration needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feeding habit: <\/strong>It feeds on <strong>bitter, thorny and saline plants<\/strong> and is mainly <strong>herbivorous<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical significance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bactrian camel was <strong>central to Silk Road trade<\/strong> and was known as the <strong>\u201cship of the Silk Road.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It enabled movement of <strong>goods, people, monks and ideas<\/strong> across Central Asia and India.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese Buddhist monks <strong>Faxian (Fahien)<\/strong> and <strong>Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)<\/strong> travelled from China to India in caravans that <strong>included Bactrian camels.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List:<\/strong> <strong>Critically Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: This year, two Bactrian camels named Galwan and Nubra marched on Kartavya Path in the Republic Day Parade. About Bactrian Camel The Bactrian camel is a double-humped camel scientifically known as Camelus bactrianus. Naming: The name \u201cBactrian\u201d comes from the ancient region of Bactria, located between present-day Afghanistan, Iran and Kazakhstan Distribution Globally: It&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bactrian-camel\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bactrian Camel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-354858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}