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 ...

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 Detroit Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved male Bactrian camel, who was euthanized last week, according to a post on the zoo's official Facebook page. The camel, named Rusty, became a member of ...

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney introduced two new arrivals to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on Tuesday - Bactrian camels Patrick and George. These male camels are juvenile half-brothers who came ...

The Denver Zoo euthanized a Bactrian camel last week because of the animal’s declining quality of life, largely due to its older age and chronic arthritis, the zoo said. Padme, a 19-year-old Bactrian ...

MADISON -- Zoo officials in Madison says their oldest Bactrian camel has died. The Henry Vilas Zoo announced Tuesday's death of 25-year-old Sheela on its Facebook page. Executive Zoo Director Ronda ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo has another new baby — a female Bactrian camel born on May 20 to 11-year-old mother AJ and 10-year-old father Stan. The calf, who weighs in at 88 pounds, was born in the ...