“In sharp contrast to these intimate references to typically Indian animals are the references to an animal which is restricted to the extreme northwest: the bactrian camel of Afghanistan and beyond. This camel, uSTra, is referred to only in the following verses: … The distribution of these references is restricted only to hymns belonging to the Late Period.”

The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis (2000), Chapter 4 : The Geography of the Rigveda

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