This Mongolia festival is helping save the majestic camel population

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Welcome to the 14th annual Bayankhongor Camel Festival. Around 1,000 herders and 300 Bactrian camels gathered in Mongolia's Gobi desert for the event. It was started by the Gobi Revival Fund due to a dramatic decrease in camel population.

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