[DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of Camels - Calamunnda Camel Farm [PAR] A brief and informative look at camels, arabian or dromedary, and Bactrian 
camels. ... which has one hump, and (2) the Bactrian camel, which has two 
humps. ... Arabian camels, and most of them live with the desert people of Africa 
and Asia. The first Bactrian camels probably lived in Mongolia and in Turkestan, 
which was... [DOC] [TLE] Camel - Wikipedia [PAR] A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive 
fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. The three surviving species of camel 
are the dromedary, or one-humped ... or two-humped camel (C. bactrianus), 
which inhabits Central Asia; and the .... Antelope-like ancient camel, Stenomylus. [DOC] [TLE] Bactrian camel - Wikipedia [PAR] The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to 
the steppes of Central Asia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in 
contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel. Its population of two million 
exists mainly in the domesticated form. ... He named two species in his History of 
Animals: the one-humped Arabian... [DOC] [TLE] Dromedary - Wikipedia [PAR] The dromedary also called the Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), is a large, 
even-toed ... It was probably first domesticated in Somalia or the Arabian 
Peninsula about ... in his History of Animals; the one-humped Arabian camel and 
the two-humped ... Nearly two million years later, the dromedary and the Bactrian 
camel... [DOC] [TLE] History of civilizations of Central Asia, v. 2 - unesdoc - Unesco [PAR] Literary sources on the ancient Iranian nomads of Central Asia . . . . . . . . 25 ...... 
ner of the country's modern name, Iran, was first mentioned by the Greek author 
Eratos- thenes in the third ...... We know the names of two of them  Cophaeus (
probably a ruler of the lower. Kabul valley) and ...... The two-humped Bactrian 
camel. [DOC] [TLE] The United States Government's Importation of Camels  A Historical ... [PAR] Apr 23, 2015 ... In 1701 a vessel, probably a slave trader, brought some camels ... advocate the 
use of the animal for military purposes in this country, ... They carry all the 
commerce of central Asia, and have been used .... The Bactrian, or two-humped, 
camel also was found at Balaklava, ...... History of Texas, [Onsite link] [DOC] [TLE] Camels - Old World Camels - Bactrian, Species, Hair, and Desert ... [PAR] The Bactrian, or two-humped, camel (Camelus ferus) is the largest species, ... 
These animals are named for the Baktria region of ancient Persia (now Iran), and 
can ... in the wild, with probably only a few hundred left in the Gobi Desert of Asia. 
... "dromedary" has now been given to all onehumped camels, it originated with a
... [DOC] [TLE] Camels in Asia and North Africa: Interdisciplinary perspectives on ... [PAR] The Encounter between Bactrian and Dromedary Camels in Central Asia (pp. ... 
Their distribution areas overlap in a few countries such as Iran, India and ... and 
the Bactrian camel originated from a single wild ancestor, Camelus ferus ... 
Ancient DNA Reveals Domestication Process: The Case of the Two-Humped 
Camel (pp... [DOC] [TLE] Camels: Manners & Customs - Resources for Ancient Biblical Studies [PAR] The Bactrian camel, that has two humps, comes from another region ... been 
largely used to transport goods from one country to another in Bible lands, ... It is 
a native of the high table-lands of Central Asia. (2.) The Arabian camel or .... From 
it the names in Latin, Greek, English and various European languages are 
derived. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF THE DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS [PAR] A natural habitat of the wild horse is the steppes of central Asia. ... Discovered 
there in the 1870s, and named Przewalski's horse, they survive

Question: This 2-humped camel is probably named for the ancient country in central Asia where it originated
Answer: the Bactrian camel