I figured it had to be either Douglas Adams or Red Dwarf because it just sounded like one of those two. It's been quite a while since I watched Red Dwarf though so I wasn't sure. Anyway, I have since then watched the episode.
Apologies in advance for bumping a 4.5-year-old thread, but recent discussion of ungulates elsewhere on the forum had me curious: are there any wild Bactrian camels (Camelus ferus) in captivity, anywhere in the world? I know they are critically endangered and mostly only found in protected areas of northern China and the Gobi desert of Mongolia. I also know that many zoos (mine included) hold Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in their collections, which are considered a separate (domesticated) species. The signage in the STL zoo makes no distinction between the two Bactrian camel species, and specifically denotes that the ones they keep (Camelus bactrianus) are Critically Endangered, which I know is false. Is this error common in other zoos, as well?