So it is Wednesday, ‘Hump Day‘:
Silly season in the assessment calendar, lots happening and a 2do list from hell.
This is Eduardo Clemente’s ‘Camel’ – a dromedary or bactrian (who knows the difference?)
Teased from a tiny square, I think a touch too small, the proportions of the model are lovely.
Made a little bigger, the feet and muzzle details would be a little less coarse.
Magic! Love the snout.
Me sir… well I do now…
Bactria or Bactriana was the name of a historical region in Central Asia. Bactria was located between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the Amu Darya river, covering the flat region that straddles modern-day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back…
The wild Bactrian camel (camelus ferus) is a critically endangered species of camel living in parts of northern China and southern Mongolia. It is closely related to the domesticated Bactrian camel.
Learn somethin’ new every day!
so, with only one hump this must be a Dromedary – good to know, many thanks my camel-obsessed friend 😛