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The Wild Bactrian Camel is a species of camel found in southern Mongolia and northern China. While often confused for the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) and sharing some superficial physical similarities, the wild Bactrian camel has in fact been genetically distinct for almost 2 million years.

Wild Bactrian camels, despite being adapted for surviving in the harsh Asian steppes in areas almost devoid of sustenance, are critically endangered largely due to human incursions such as hunting for meat. The Chinese and Mongolian governments have worked to conserve their population, and the Wild Camel Protection Foundation (the only charity of its kind) was set up to serve these interests.

Kemono Friends' Wild Bactrian Camel first appeared in the Nexon game as the sleepy younger sister of Dromedary. Much like Dromedary, her hair chignons represent the humps of the real-life animal, and their use in transport is interpreted as the two sisters spending their spare time traveling. Since Nexon, she has appeared in Pavilion, Festival and KF3, albeit with little backstory aside from her Friend Story in KF3.

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