Caution: Humps Ahead
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The Indian military will soon employ that abiding mascot of the Silk Route: the Bactrian camel.
The Indian military will soon employ that abiding mascot of the Silk Route: the Bactrian camel. A bunch of them are being raised in Kashmir and will be employed for logistical services by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force. The double-humped camel is tougher than the native one with a single hump, and is capable of carrying a larger load. With this, the Bactrian camel returns to the route it has graced for a thousand years.