Rare Camels a Vital Feature of Desert Life

Photo taken on Jan 11, 2020 shows the unique nomadic customs of Urad Rear Banner, known as the home of Gobi Red Bactrian camels in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Photographers from Urad Rear Banner captured unique pictures of Gobi Red Bactrian camels,a rare species in the Gobi Desert,North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Herders drive Gobi Red Bactrian camels as the sun sets in Urad Rear Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 12, 2020. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi/for chinadaily.com.cn]

A line of herders riding their camels are silhouetted against the sun in the snowy desert of Urad Rear Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 11, 2020. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Herders ride Gobi camels as the sun begins to set in Urad Rear Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 12, 2020. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi for chinadaily.com.cn]

Camels carry herders across the snowy desert of Urad Rear Banner, in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 11, 2020. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Herders ride their camels along the crest of a snowy sand dune in the desert of Urad Rear Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 11, 2020. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi/for chinadaily.com.cn]

A photo taken on Jan 11, 2020 shows two herders walking their camels in the desert of Urad Rear Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Two herders ride their camels in the snow-covered Gobi Desert in Urad Rear Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo by Yang Wenzhi/for chinadaily.com.cn]