CAMEL live in hot and dry desert. But how do they survive in the desert? Camels have a thick coat of hair that protects them from the sun. They have wide, soft feet, so they can [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]walk a long time in the hot sand.
Their large feet spread their weight on the sand when they are walking. When there is food and water, a camel can eat and drink large amounts and store it as fat in the hump.
Then, when there is no food or water, the camel uses the fat for energy, and the hump becomes small and soft. A camel’s waste contains very little water.
Even the water from the camel’s breath flows back into its mouth. The camels have bushy eyebrows that don’t let the sand go in their eyes in a sandstorm.
It has a long slender neck in order to reach high leaves such as palm trees, and rubbery patches on the belly and knees to protect the skin when kneeling and sitting on the hot sand.
A camel has a naturally adapted temperature regulation – it can change its body temperature by six degrees Celsius either way.
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