LIVING WILD 4 In Mongolia’s vast Gobi Desert a warm July wind swirls
5 CAMELS over the dunes of Khongoryn Els At the top of one dune stands a herd of seven Bactrian camels
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I n Mongolia’s vast Gobi Desert a warm July wind swirls over the dunes of Khongoryn Els or the Singing Sands an area known for the creaking sound of trillions of shifting grains of sand At the top of one dune stands a herd of seven Bactrian camels The leader steps forward his large soft foot sinking lightly into the sand The others follow grunting and sniffing the air The camels head for a pool of water in the basin of the dunes They CAMELS 7