This desert is home to a rare bear species, which is critically endangered and lives in a group of small oases in its southern portion. Unlike many deserts in the world, this desert is largely made up of bare rock, not sand, and it is growing at an alarming rate along its southeastern edge in China. This desert was formed as a rain shadow of the Tibetan Plateau and forms most of the border between Mongolia and China. For 10 points, name this large desert of central Asia, home to the Bactrian Camel and large numbers of fossil deposits.
A) Sahara Desert
B) Arabian Desert
C) Gobi Desert
D) Atacama Desert