• The Bactrian camel can interbreed with other camel species, producing viable offspring. The species are closely related.
• The Bactrian camel often fights with its neck during mating, trying to knock down the opponent. Mating males engage in fierce fights, during which they press the opponent with their neck, trying to bend them to the ground.

The Bactrian camel reproduces sexually, with fertilization always occurring and no alternation of generations. Embryonic development takes 1 year and 1 month. The female gives birth to one offspring, which is born alive on land and immediately can walk behind its mother. Gestation lasts 13 months, and the female carries the young in her womb for that duration. The young are born live; they do not hatch from eggs or spawn. Sexual maturity occurs between 3 and 6 years of age. The species inhabits and develops on land, outside of bodies of water. The interval between reproduction is 2 to 3 years. A litter has one offspring.