Editing Bactrian camel (section)

== Description ==
[[File:Camel skeleton at MAV-USP.jpg|frameless|right|254x254px|alt=[[Skeleton]]]]
The Bactrian camel is the largest mammal in its native range and is the largest living camel while being shorter at the shoulder than the [[dromedary]]. Shoulder height is from {{convert|160|to|180|cm|ft|abbr=on}} with the overall height ranging from {{convert|230|to|250|cm|ft|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Makhdoomi, Dil M. |author2=Gazi, Mohsin A. |author3=ul Nabi, Showkat |author4=Ahmed, Shakeel |year=2013 |series=Animal Science |title=Morphometric studies on adult double humped camel of Ladakh, India |journal= [[Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture]] |volume=25 |issue=7 |pages=544–548 |doi=10.9755/ejfa.v25i7.15999|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Camel fact sheet |year=2020 |series=[[Nature (TV program)|Nature]] |publisher=[[PBS]] |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/camel-fact-sheet/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dimensions.com/element/bactrian-camel |title=Bactrian camel |website=Dimensions.com}}</ref> head-and-body length is {{convert|225|-|350|cm|ft|abbr=on}}, and the tail length is {{convert|35|-|55|cm|in|abbr=on}}. At the top of the humps, the average height is {{convert|213|cm|ft|abbr=on}}.

[[File:Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus).JPG|frameless|left|220x220px|alt=Detail of feet]]
Body mass can range from {{convert|300|to|1000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with males weighing around {{convert|600|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, and females around {{convert|480|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=B.X. |last2=Yuen |first2=Z.X. |last3=Pan |first3=G.W. |date=1985-07-01 |title=Semen-induced ovulation in the bactrian camel (''Camelus bactrianus'') |journal= [[Reproduction (journal)|Reproduction]] |volume=74 |issue=2 |pages=335–339 |doi=10.1530/jrf.0.0740335 |pmid=3900379 |s2cid=2219773 |issn=0022-4251 |url=https://rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/rep/74/2/jrf_74_2_004.xml |lang=en-US|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="EDGE" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Bactrian Camel |website=UltimateUngulate.com |url=http://www.ultimateungulate.com/artiodactyla/camelus_bactrianus.html}}</ref> Its long, wooly coat varies in colour from dark brown to sandy beige. A mane and beard of long hair occurs on the neck and throat, with hairs measuring up to {{convert|25|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.

The shaggy winter coat is shed extremely rapidly, with huge sections peeling off at once, appearing as if sloppily shorn. The two humps on the back are composed of fat (not water as is sometimes thought). The face is typical of a camelid, being long and somewhat triangular, with a split upper lip. The long eyelashes, along with the sealable nostrils, help to keep out dust in the frequent sandstorms which occur in their natural range. The two broad toes on each foot have undivided soles and are able to spread widely as an adaptation to walking on sand. The feet are very tough, as befits an animal of extreme environments.