Camel Breeds Explained: Dromedary, Bactrian, Wild and Hybrids

[@pseudopetrus]

Very interesting, thank you!

[@camelchannel_taralea]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

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[@indyreno2933]

In case you should know, there are only six extant camel species under four genera: the Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), the Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), the Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), the Llama (Lama glama), the Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), and the Bactrian Camel (Oreocamelus bactrianus) Vicunas and alpacas constitute a separate genus from guanacos and llamas the bactrian camel along with extinct species like the knobloch's camel and siwalik camel all constitute a separate genus from the dromedary and other extinct species more fairly similar to the dromedary, this is very similar to african elephants being a separate genus from asiatic elephants, this is because of how superficially different they look from each other Morphological distinction is one major way to put a superficially different species in a separate genus There are many easy ways to tell apart the four extant camel genera, Camelinae is the only camel subfamily that still exists today and the Camelinae subfamily is further split into the tribes Lamini and Camelini, for the camel species in the tribe Lamini, the major difference setting apart the two extant camel genera that are part of the tribe Lamini is that those in the genus Vicugna have short snouts while those in the genus Lama have longer snouts, while for the camel species in the tribe Camelini, the major difference setting apart the two extant camel genera that are part of the tribe Camelini is that those in the genus Camelus have only a one-humped back while those in the genus Oreocamelus have a two-humped back Similarly, the most iconic differences between asiatic elephants (genus Elephas) and african elephants (genus Loxodonta) are that african elephants have very large pinnae and have two finger-like projections at the end of their trunk and that asiatic elephants have smaller pinnae and only a single finger-like projection at the end of its trunk.

[@greenman4508]

Excellent, thanks. So one of the most fascinating things about camels to me, is the milk having insulin in it. I guess besides my questions about the difference in personality between the two breeds, is the milk of different quality or quantity?

[@camelchannel_taralea]

I would love to do an episode about camel milks and the different breed's yield etc.

[@greenman4508]

@@camelchannel_taralea that would be great. I think if people understood the ramifications of shipping supplies going down and people with diabetes, they would appreciate the value of camels more. There’s a lot of camel wisdom in your brain to glean from 🙏🏻

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@camelchannel_taraleaplease do thanks

[@camelchannel_taralea]

@@greenman4508 I really appreciate your words of encouragement!

[@felixtheswiss]

I observed quite some difference between the Algerian Mehary and the Indian Dromedarys. Are there any breed standards like for horses?

[@camelchannel_taralea]

I have had similar observation. Unfortunately there are no breed standards for camel as they generally are only "newly" domesticated animals. Hopefully someday we can define camel breeds better - hopefully in my lifetime!

[@asharali6388]

Yes in Pakistan alone there are 72 breeds

[@asharali6388]

​@@camelchannel_taralea in Pakistan Sindh and Punjab there are 72 breeds some of them for meat and some for milk and some are fully white and some fully black

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

Have ever made camel cheese

[@camelchannel_taralea]

I have not made camel cheese nor tasted it. I have heard camel cheese making is quite The Art.

[@camelcoincml2038]

@@camelchannel_taraleait is not that hard, the secret is to have constant milk quality.

[@camelchannel_taralea]

@@camelcoincml2038 cool tip -Thanks! Maybe one day I’ll give it a go for fun 🐪

[@Z8Q8]

Is the domestic Bactrian more tame-able than the wild Mongolian? (i thot the Mong. people use them too.) Do the B.'s humps fall over when old and are both just full of water or what? Is there a US Club for Bactrian owners? (i heard there was a woman who rode a camel thru NM up N. 20+ yrs. ago.)

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Domestic camels are born tame. So, obviously they are more tameable than wild camels. No, the Mongolian people do not use wild Bactrian camels, they only use domestic camels. Wild Bactrian camels are critically endangered. I don't know if their humps fall over when old. No, their humps are NOT full of water! They are mostly full of fat. Why would you even ask about a US club for Bactrian owners? You obviously don't own any.

[@isaiahjackson1211]

@@MatthewTheWanderer the humps tend to fall with rapid weight loss, before the hump has time to shrink

[@CandideSchmyles]

But what about their toes? Are all camel toes the same? Including F1 and F2 camel toes? Perhaps you could do a video exclusively on camel toes?

[@camelchannel_taralea]

All camel toe are the same. Could you imagine the video title for Camel Toes 🐪😆

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