Country: China, Mongolia

Home tract: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Morphological characters

Body: can be divided into coarse-compact type, fine-compact type, firm type; high-square body shape, medium body size

Body coat: Hair colours: apricot yellow, purple, brown, white. The coat colours correlate with environments

Head: Short and wide

Eyes: Big and bright

Chest: Deep and wide

Back: Short

Legs: Long and slim

Morphometric traits

Height at withers: Male - 172.3 cm, female - 168.8 cm

Reproductive traits

Reproductive life: 20 years old.

One female camel has 7-10 offspings

Remarks: They produce fluff, milk and can be used as work, meat. They survive in the harshest of conditions.

References

1. Beijing, “Report on Domestic Animal Genetic Resources in China,” June 2003 [Web Reference]
2. Subbaraman N., 2012, Bactrian camel genome holds survival secrets, Nature, News, [Web Reference]