How is camel adapted to cope with the sandy conditions?

Answer 1

Camels can survive up to 30 days without food and up to two weeks without water. They have evolved specifically to survive in deserts and harsh environments.

The tongue and mouth of a camel is very leathery and strong. Which means that camels can eat vegetation with thorns or cactuses, that most other mammals avoid.

Camels have long eyelashes which protect their eyes from sand. They also have large three-toed feet which are spread specifically so their weight doesn't sink into the sand. Camels also have hairy slit nostrils and hairy ears to keep sand out of them.

Their hump(s) are used to store fat, which is converted from excessive nutrients that they do not need. When a camel needs additional food or water, they metabolise the fat in their hump(s). 1,000g of fatty tissue holds the equivalent nutrients of 1,111g of water.

Camels do not physically store water in their humps they store fat. The belief that camels store water in their humps is a myth and zoological hoax which has been disproved by scientists.

Due to their vast size, many predators will ignore a camel, because they can be rather difficult to subdue. However if the pack of predators are hungry enough, they will attempt to bring down a camel.

Camels have fur which protects their skin from the harsh, scorching desert sun and to keep them warm during the cold desert nights. They also have a hairless underbelly to help cool them down when they lie down on the sand.

Camels are also camouflaged. Their skin and fur is the same or similar colour to the desert. Either dark-blonde, sandy or tan.

Camels have fascinated scientists for centuries. From Ancient China, Ancient Greece up to the modern era. Specifically because of their abilities to survive in harsher desert environments for so long, where other animals, humans included, would perish.

Camels are the perfect example of how animals have evolved to suit their environments.

Answer 2

They have really long eyelashes to keep sand out in blizzards and also protecting from the sun. Also their nostrils can close in sand storms. They are able to go for unusually long periods without water, and have a layer of fat to for times of famine.

Answer 3

It has specially adapted feet for walking in the sand together with a hump (one or two) that is on their backs, which are fat stores that can be later converted to water by the camels physiology thereby it does not need to drink as much and is therefore the ideal animal for very arid condition areas such as the desert. They also have long eye lashes to protect their eyes from the sun, wind and sand.

Answer 4

they have big and broad feet so its not difficult to walk on sand!

Answer 5

Camels do not sink because they have feet that become wider when weight is put on them.

Answer 6

One example is camels developed humps on their backs that hold water to hydrate them while there is no water available.

Answer 7

they dont survice in sandy soils cause they are to big

but they can live while they are also very tall

Answer 8

They have wide feet.