The camel I study is the dromedary, one-humped, or Arabian variety. Its sister species, the Bactrian, two-humped, or Asian camel, is suited more to the chill of the mountainous Central Asia plateau than the arid reaches that have caught my attention. The two are easily hybridized, though children of hybrids are sterile.
The Bactrian has not been the focus of as extensive research as the dromedary, primarily because the regions in which it is found are also home to more efficient pack and draught animals such as the horse, ox, and yak. The dromedary, on the other hand, holds a decisive monopoly on desert environments.
The Bactrian has not been the focus of as extensive research as the dromedary, primarily because the regions in which it is found are also home to more efficient pack and draught animals such as the horse, ox, and yak. The dromedary, on the other hand, holds a decisive monopoly on desert environments.
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