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  • November 12, 2008 at 12:24 pm arabian camels bactrians camels. just plain camels.

    Clearly, this was not a good - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • The Romans used the dromedaries in the deserts of the near east, and I've heard rumors of bactrians being used as heavy cavalry by mongols, but I've seen no substantiation of that thus far.

    desert winds 2008

  • The race will feature a combination of single-humped dromedary camels and bactrians, which have two humps.

    EDP24 News 2010

  • The race will feature a combination of single-humped dromedary camels and bactrians, which have two humps.

    EDP24 News 2010

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