For bad times reserves are necessary - Bactrian camels keep their reserves within their humps. They do not contain water but fat. If they are properly filled they rise up 25-35 cm. Camels can also deal well with water shortage: They can survive 2-3 weeks without water since they rarely sweat und only excrete small amounts of water when urinating. After several days without water they can drink about 100 liters in just a few minutes.
Kategorie: Säugetiere
Größe: head to barrel 300 cm; tail 50 cm
Lebensalter: 40 years
Geschlechtsreife: ♀ with 3-4 years; ♂ with 4-5 years
Tragezeit: 12-14 month
Nahrung: herbs, grass, leaves
Lebensraum: steppes and deserts
Gefährdung: the population of the wild form is threatened with extinction
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