Talk:Bactrian Camel

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I think there wild dromedaries in Australia. They have been introduces but are wild nevertheless. So maybe the no wild dromedary sentence should be adapted... JidGom 13:16, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Any camels in Australia are considered feral, not wild. Tomer^talk 01:47, 5 December 2005 (UTC)yo yo yo my name is joe

According to the wikipedia article on ferals, a feral animal is one that has reverted to a wild state. Also, the article on wildlife states that wild is a very general term. Therefore I think it can be accepted that a wild population of dromedaries exists in Australia and should be added to the article.

• See Australian feral camel. — Dale Arnett (talk) 04:57, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Humps?

What is the purpose of the camel's humps? Is it true that they are used to store water? No, they are a fatty tissue and go down if the animal is starving. --1000Faces 03:55, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

==What do they do? They are used to transport goods

Store fat when food is scare. --HoopoeBaijiKite 01:26, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Biome

What is the biome in which the Bactrian Camel resides in? From the habitat map, it seems that the habitat is not limited to only deserts. -Dubtiger 19:28, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Camelus ferus?

I thought the Bactrian camel was Camelus ferus?? -- Mukk 03:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

• According to the current IUCN entry, Camelus ferus is the wild Bactrian camel. Camelus bactrianus is the domesticated Bactrian camel. — Dale Arnett (talk) 04:56, 31 January 2008 (UTC)