camel

Have you ever wonder were camels live? camels live in hot areas like the desert.There are two types of camels the Bactrian camel, and the dromedary camel. The Bactrian camel has two humps and the dromedary camel has one hump.Bactrian camels live in the desert plateaus of Gobi desert in Mongolia, and china.The climate in this places can be very hot up to 122 degrees F in the summer to 25 degrees below zero in the winter.Camels live in a small groups that look for places to eat.In the Gobi deserts of Asia the camels will migrate to the Northern part of their range in spring and return southwards during the full. Bactrian camels are over seven feet tall they weigh over 2,000 pounds they are also capable of drinking up to 120 litres of water ( 32 U.S gallons) of water of at a time.Their humps are not fill with water their humps are filled with fat.Their life is up to 40 years.Camels are herbivores that means they eat grass, leaves, and grain. Bacrtian camels were domesticated in a place calle Bactria.Over 4,500 years ago they were domesticated for use as pack animals. They can carry 600 pounds of load.THAT'S HEAVY!.People use camels for a ride in the desert.The Bactrian camels are endanger due to humans. Some use it as a sport for hunting, predation by desert wolves, and destruction of camels due to their competition of livestock.Bactrian camels have long eyelashes, and nostrils that can seal to keep blowing sand from their eyes, and nose.Their feet have two large toes that spread apart for easy travel over shifting sand.Bactrian camels can go 40 miles per day. media type="youtube" key="z7O4tShcjFc&hl=en" height="353" width="421"