But Caramel, the eldest Bactrian camel at the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms, died this week at the age of 21.

IN this volume, the narrative of the Sino-Swedish expedition to the Gobi Desert, which was at work continuously from 1927 until 1933, carries the story on for a further period of two years.

The Gobi’s size also includes rocky terrain, grasslands, and even some wildlife you might not associate with desert life, such as snow leopards, Bactrian camels, and various bird species. It’s easy to ...