A baby Bactrian camel was born on April 29 at Toronto Zoo! After just two hours, with some encouragement from his mother Suria, the little calf stood on his own.
This camel calf is the third offspring of mother Suria and father Zip. His coloring is similar to his father’s, with a very white-blond coat.
Watch a video of the adorable baby camel and his mama here:
Learn more at the Toronto Zoo website.
On May 9, a male baby Bactrian camel was born at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. It is the first camel calf born at the zoo since 1998!
Weighing 81 pounds at birth and standing at 4 feet tall, the calf joins his mother Nassan, his father Scooter, and two adult female camels at the zoo’s Antelope Zebra Area.
“We’re ecstatic to welcome a Bactrian camel calf to the zoo,” said Curator Diane Mulkerin. “He is still a bit wobbly on his feet but remains quite strong and is ready to begin meeting the rest of the herd.”
When the calf matures to an adult size, he could weigh as much as 1,500 pounds and stand as tall as 7 feet.
Bactrian camels have two humps (as opposed to dromedary camels, which have only one hump on their back). The humps are filled with fat, which provides energy to the camel when food is scarce. The camels also have thick brown fur to keep them warm in the winter. During the summer months, they shed fur to make their coat thinner.
To learn more about the Bactrian camel calf, visit the Lincoln Park Zoo website.