Camels: A "Curious" Encounter

Posted October 13, 2018 by Jan
Kazakhstan:Almaty

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The Steppe

Southern Kazakhstan

October 12, 2018

 

Here's a "Pop Quiz."

A camel with one hump is known as a Dromedary camel.  (Camelus dromedarius found in Africa, Arabia and South Asia)

What is the correct name for the camel with two humps? (Found on the Steppe of Central Asia)

Prize for the first correct answer: 

One liter of verblyuzh'ye moloko. 

 

 

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Stan Menashes (not verified)

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 10:43

Wikipedia tells us that a two humped camel is called the Bactrian Camel. The name comes from the ancient historical region of Bactria.

Jan

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 15:34

Good that you did a search.... But no credit for Google.

barbara (not verified)

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 02:39

Bactrian camel Even though Stan Menashes (we were an ‘item’ at PS 53 I learned at our 50th Teunion) beat me, I thought I would still enter the ‘contest’.

Jan

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 15:36

Correct answer. I assume you like camel milk? That is the prize.

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