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Camels don't exactly "adapt" to the desert region, because they are naturally born to live in the desert.
If you are asking on how they survive in the desert, this is mainly because of the humps they have on their backs. Many people mistake the humps to carry water instead of fat. The humps carry fat which has water, but it does not carry 100% water as many people mistake it for.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoCamels are herbivores; they eat desert vegetation, such as grasses, herbs, and leaves.
How do camels adapt to their environment?
Camels have many adaptations that allow them to live successfully in desert conditions. Deserts are hot and dry. Winds blow sand all around, so a camel has long eyelashes. It has nostrils that can open and close.
Why do camels have long eyelashes?
The long eyelashes keep sand out of the camel's eyes.
Thick eyebrows shield the eyes from the desert sun.
Why does a camel have nostrils which can close?
A camels nostrils can close so it doesn't get sand up its nose.
Other Adaptations:
1. A camel can go a week or more without water, and they can last for several months without food. They can drink up to 32 gallons (46litres) of water at one drinking session!
2. Camels store fat in the hump, not water. The fat can be metabolised for energy.
3. Unlike most mammals, a healthy camel's body temperature fluctuates (changes) throughout the day from 34°C to 41.7°C (93°F-107°F.) This allows the camel to conserve water by not sweating as the environmental temperature rises.
4. Camels feet are wide so they can walk on sand more easily. Their huge feet help them to walk on sand without sinking into it.
5. Camels have thick lips so they can eat the prickly desert plants with out feeling pain.
6. The colour of their bodies helps them to blend into their environment.
7. Camel's ears are covered with hair, even on the inside. The hair helps keep out sand or dust that might blow into the animal's ears.
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∙ 13y agoCamels store fat in their humps, not water. The fat can be metabolised for energy. A camels nostrils can close so it doesn't get sand up its nose. The long eyelashes keep sand out of the camel's eyes. Camels feet are wide so they can walk on sand more easily. Their huge feet help them to walk on sand without sinking into it. Thick eyebrows shield the eyes from the desert sun.
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∙ 12y agoWell, there are two main answers really:
1. They have see-through eyelids so that they don't get any sand in their eyes if theirs a sandstorm or something like that.
2. They have two humps on their back to store water for walking across the desert in the hot climate and high temperatures.
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∙ 13y agoIt has little fur, so heat loss is at a maximum, it's fat is stored in its hums aswell as water, and it can go a long way without food or water
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What is the hoof of the camel adapted for?
camel adapted their hoof for walkin in the desert
What type of a habitat does an camel live in?
Camels normally live in the desert. They have adapted well to the hot, dry desert climate and flourish.
Why does a camel live in a dessert?
they are naturally adapted to the desert
Which is the habitat where camel is bilogically adapted to live?
a camel is adapted to a desert because iys toes are physically designed to walk on the sand.
Name some Dessert animals and how each of them is adopted to such climate?
I know the camel has adapted to the desert climate because in it's humps it has fat which contains water which it uses up over a long period of time.
How are desert organisms adapted to the dry climate of a desert?
Desert animals have adapted to the desert climate with their tough, scaly skin that prevents water loss and protects them from extreme heat in the day & freezing temperatures at night.
Do Camel live in the rainforest?
They actually don't because they are adapted to the desert already. Such as their hump
What is the feature of camel?
the feature of the camel is its humps. the humps are there to store water. there feature is well adapted to its habitat because it is dry and hot, the desert
How can the animals in the Sahara desert live with out water?
The Oryx and the camel are both adapted to an arid desert life. But they both need to drink water, eventually.
How do some animals adapt differently to a dry climate?
Their body have adapted over millions of years so therefore they can now live in dry place such as the camel. The camel has eyelashes and eyelids and eyebrows and feet etc adapted!
Which sentence is correct a camel lives in a desert or a camel lives in the desert?
a camel lives in the desert
Who crossed the desert on camel back?
who crosed the desert on camel back
