Ever watch a camel give birth? Now you can with the latest video from Zoo Miami
The Bactrian camel just got a little less endangered.
Zoo Miami announced Monday the birth of a 96-pound, healthy baby girl after a 14-month pregnancy.
“Sunny,” a 3-year-old female who came to Zoo Miami in November 2017 from Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, birthed the still unnamed newborn on Saturday. The father, 9-year-old “Bubba,” arrived from the Minnesota Zoo in 2012.
This is the parents’ first child.
“Sunny” and the baby won’t be on display until the staff thinks the two have “bonded,” according to Zoo Miami’s press release.
Usually found in secluded areas of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and China, Bactrian camels are a critically endangered species as experts estimate that fewer than 1,000 remain in the wild, according to Zoo Miami.
Their two humps help distinguish them from Dromedary camels, which only have one. While many believe the hump holds water, it actually stores fat that helps camels survive for long periods without food.
Bactrian camels can live up to 50 years and weigh more than 1.5 tons.
This story was originally published June 15, 2020 at 8:31 PM.
