Bactrian camel

The most noticeable feature of the Bactrian camel is the two humps. Camels with one hump are dromedaries. Bactrians have thick, long shaggy coats during cold weather, which they shed when it gets warmer. This long wooly coat varies in colour from dark brown to sandy beige. Long hair hangs from the neck and gives the appearance of a beard. This mane of long hair on the neck and throat has hairs up to 25 cm long. They have bushy eyebrows, a double row of eyelashes, and the ears are lined with hair. The face is long and somewhat triangular, with a split upper lip. Camels' hind legs are attached to their body at the top of their thigh (horses and cows have their legs attached from the knee upward). The two broad toes on each foot have undivided soles. On average they are 7 ft (213 cm) tall at the hump and weigh about 1,800 lbs (816 kg).

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