The Detroit Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved male Bactrian camel, who was euthanized last week, according to a post on ...

Rusty called the Detroit Zoo home for 16 years. He fathered four offspring and was known for his thick, dark coat and stocky ...

The Detroit Zoo said a beloved male Bactrian camel named Rusty has passed away. He was compassionately euthanized last week.

Bactria, a huge area in todays' Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the ...

“Rusty formed a deep bond with his mate, Suren, and together, they raised four offspring,” the zoo posted on its Facebook ...

One of the camels that was a visitor favorite at Detroit Zoo has died, the zoo reported Tuesday. "With heavy hearts, we ...

Camels are well suited to their desert habitats, with numerous clever adaptations that help them to tolerate extreme hot and cold environments. Camels are part of a group known as camelids. This makes ...

Cheeky jackdaws at Longleat are pinching camel hair for their nests. The birds are taking advantage of the annual moult of the Wiltshire Safari Park's Bactrian camels, which shed their thick winter ...

Fifteen years before, the treasure, known as the Bactrian Hoard, had been secretly removed from the museum and stashed in the bank's underground vault under the supervision of Omara Khan Masoudi ...

Yet even this experienced scholar was unprepared for the dazzling array of riches he unearthed, which came to be known as the Bactrian gold. Excavations begin at Tillya Tepe, led by Viktor Sarianidi.

The Detroit Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved male Bactrian camel, who was euthanized last week, according to a post on the zoo's official Facebook page. The camel, named Rusty, became a ...