Camelus bactrianus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), also known as the Mongolian camel, domestic Bactrian camel, two-humped camel or double-humped camel, is a camel native to the steppes of Central Asia. It has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary. Its population of 2 million exists mainly in the domesticated form. Their name comes from the ancient historical region of Bactria.
The domesticated Bactrian camel has served as pack animals in inner Asia since ancient times. With its tolerance for cold, drought, and high altitudes, it enabled the travel of caravans on the Silk Road. Bactrian camels, whether domesticated or feral, are a separate species from the wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus), which is the only truly wild (as opposed to feral) species of camelid in the Old World. Domestic Bactrian camels do not descend from wild Bactrian camels, with the two species having split around 1 million years ago.
The Bactrian camel shares the genus Camelus with the dromedary (C. dromedarius) and the wild Bactrian camel (C. ferus). The Bactrian camel belongs to the family Camelidae. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was the first European to describe the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 3 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Denver Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Copenhagen Zoo | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 7 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Natura Artis Magistra | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 9 | Zürich Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 10 | Dresden Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Planckendael Zoo | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 12 | Barcelona Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 14 | Ostrava Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 15 | Kolmården Wildlife Park | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 16 | Korkeasaari Zoo | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 17 | Liberec Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 18 | Chomutov Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 19 | Brno Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 20 | Rostov Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 21 | La Tanière | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 22 | Zoo Cleves | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 23 | Karagandy Zoo | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | |
| 24 | The Wilds | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 25 | Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 26 | Медвино | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 27 | Vinpearl Safari | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 28 | Knuthenborg Safaripark | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 29 | Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 30 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 31 | Bioparque Estrella | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 32 | Whipsnade Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 33 | Taman Safari Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 34 | Ridiyagama Safari Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 35 | Safaripark Beekse Bergen | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 36 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 37 | Minnesota Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 38 | Taipei Zoo | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 39 | Parque Zoológico | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 40 | Serengeti Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 41 | Port Lympne Wild Animal Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 42 | Knowsley Safari Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 43 | Kyushu African Safari | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 44 | Ningbo Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 45 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 46 | Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 47 | Longleat Safari and Adventure Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 48 | Ramat Gan Safari | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 49 | Tallinn Zoo | 🇪🇪 Estonia | |
| 50 | Planète Sauvage | 🇫🇷 France |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Domestic Bactrian Camel sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Domestic Bactrian Camel sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, in our data
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Domestic Bactrian Camel sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Artiodactyla
The closest relatives of the Domestic Bactrian Camel that you can see in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (order Artiodactyla, Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans) are Siberian Ibex (about 80%), Goitered Gazelle (about 70%) and Argali (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Domestic Bactrian Camel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
