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The two-humped Bactrian camel, with its tolerance for cold, drought and high altitudes, enabled caravans to travel the Silk Road. Here a domesticated camel takes a break from plowing alongside the Han Wall, which was built to protect the Silk Road trade corridor but is now barely more than 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall. Gansu, China
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 34.7 Mpixels (99.4 MB uncompressed) - 7200x4823 pixels (24x16.1 in / 61x40.8 cm at 300 ppi)
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