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There are two species of camel: the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) and the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius). About 90% of the world’s camels are dromedary camels, also known as the Arabian ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Zoo Miami is proud to announce the birth of a critically endangered Bactrian camel. After a pregnancy of approximately 14 months, "Sunny," a 3-year-old female gave birth to what ...

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Domesticated for 3,000 years, camels have been a source of transportation, food, milk and leather since ancient times, but some of the world’s wild camels are now critically endangered. Here are a few ...

The Bactrian camel just got a little less endangered. Zoo Miami announced Monday the birth of a 96-pound, healthy baby girl after a 14-month pregnancy. “Sunny,” a 3-year-old female who came to Zoo ...

I never thought I'd describe a camel as cuddly. Then again, living in New York City, there aren't many opportunities to contemplate camel textures. That's not to say I'm entirely unfamiliar: I've ...