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The wild bactrian camel is closely related but not ancestral to the domestic bactrian camel. They hail from Northwest China and southwestern Mongolia. Sadly, these creatures face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, mining, and quarrying; hunting; trapping; the […]

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The dromedary camel, aka dromedary, Arabian camel, or one-humped camel, is a semi-domesticated species that has been extinct from the wild for over 2,000 years. These camels have a single hump on their back. They are the tallest of the 3 camel species. Due to being domesticated for so long, […]

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The camel cricket, aka kamado-uma, benjo korogi (toilet cricket), cave crickets, jumping wētā, cave wētā, camelback crickets, spider crickets, Hogan bugs, criders, sprickets, land shrimps, and sand treaders, can be found in mulch, woodpiles, wells, bathrooms, basements, and more. Native to east Asia, these crickets are found nearly worldwide. Due […]

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The vicuña, aka Vicugna, Huari, or Wik’uña, is the smallest known camelid species and is frequently referred to as the ancestor of the famous alpaca. These are 1 of 2 wild camelids living in South America. The vicuña can be found high in the alpine areas of the Andes. The […]

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Contrary to popular belief, the humps of a bactrian camel don’t store water; rather, they store fat that is high in energy. This energy reserve is used when food is scarce. Not only can they conserve energy and water with the best of them, but they are also adaptable to […]

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The Australian feral camel population has reached over 750,000 and consists of 2 species; mostly dromedaries but also some Bactrian camels. Camels were first imported into Australia during the 19th century from places like Arabia, India, and Afghanistan for transport and heavy work in the outback. But when cars and […]

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