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n. - A genus of two large ruminant animals uses as beasts of burden in desert regions.

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  • As Camelus in the novel, who lost his ears while he was looking for a pair of horns.
  • This reserve supports one of the two remaining populations of wild Bactrian camels (Camelus ferus).
  • Bactrian camels (Camelus ferus) used to roam widely through this ecoregion, but are now extirpated within China except for one population in the southeastern part of the...
  • Some of the last remaining wild Bactrian camels (Camelus ferus) survive in Great Gobi National Park, which extends into both the Junggar Basin and the Alashan Plateau,...
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