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 ...

The Henry Vilas Zoo recently experienced a day of both joy and sorrow. Last month, African pygmy goat Penelope became a first ...

Meet Gemma, a Bactrian camel at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. At nearly 8 feet tall, she's a beaut. Bactrians are the largest of all living camel species. Native to central Asia, these guys are special ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Sad news from the Potter Park Zoo today as they announced Mackenzie, the zoo’s Bactrian camel, was humanely euthanized Sunday due to advanced degenerative arthritis, according ...

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 ...

Driving up the single lane road to check in with folks at the Monterey Zoo, I noticed a brand new green fence running for most of the road’s west side. Peeking through where I could, I spotted a camel ...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Detroit Zoo is celebrating the birth of a male Bactrian camel born May 18, to 6-year-old mother Suren and 6-year-old father Rusty. The calf can be seen in the camel habitat ...

Did you know that camels can go days or weeks without eating or drinking? Discover more about these remarkable humped land mammals. Camels are large land mammals best known for their humps. There are ...

The lumbering and stubborn Bactrian camel might not be an obvious contender in a polo match, but a Mongolian initiative to save the two-humped beasts is taking a traditional sport of the steppes and ...

Camels are divided into two species, the one-humped dromedary and the two-humped Bactrian camel. Whether equipped with one or two humps, camels are precious in desert regions throughout the world.

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 ...