There were a few camels and traditional black Bedouin tents here and there with large flocks of sheep and goats nearby. |
They are not badly off now, but by 2016, there could be 800,000 camels in the Territory! |
But the two-humped Bactrian camels the group of mainly middle-aged women were given to ride turned out to be a little too wild. |
It is estimated that no more than 660 wild Bactrian camels, Camelus bactrianus ferus, and possibly as few as 500 survive in China. |
On our trek, which has covered 132 miles in ten days, we have counted 141 wild Bactrian camels. |
Milked three times a day, camels produce nine liters of milk per day during the wet season. |