Bactrian camels have only one natural predator – the grey wolf.

It is believed that only between six hundred and a thousand remain in the wild.

They are the only land mammals capable of drinking salt water without any ill effects.

They can drink up to fifty-seven litres of water in one go.

It’s a myth that camels store water in their humps.

They have sealable nostrils, to stop the sand getting up their nose.

You can tell the difference between Bactrian and Dromedary camels because their humps spell ‘B’ and ‘D’ if you turned the camel upright.