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Camels
Camels are common desert animals that were once used, and still often used, to cross deserts with. Because they can go weeks without drinking water, they are easy to take care of. All questions regarding camels are welcome here.
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How does the eyelid protect your eyes?
The eyelid protects the front part of the eye. The eyelid is a piece of skin that is movable so that it can open and close. The eyelid also helps keep the eye moist. It does this by blinking. The eyelid also has great reflexes. If a ball or other object is coming towards the eye, the eyelid will quickly close to protect the eye. The eyelid will also close or squint when there is bright sunlight.
Camels live in the dessert for 2 reasons
1. They can store water in their humps
2. They have a special, short type of fur that won't make them hot
How are camels related to African desserts?
Dromedary camels are widely used in the Sahara Desert of northern Africa. They are domesticated, and used for milk and transportation. They are even used for meat.
Today's Tajiks are the off-springs of the Ancient Bactrians.
The reason for the existence of a camel's hump is purely down to genetics. A camel is genetically predisposed to have one (Dromedary camel) or two humps (Bactrian camel), depending on the species. Camels are born without humps, but gain them as they grow older.
The hump is a structural adaptation for the camel in times where feed is absent. Fat (not water) constitutes the hump of the camel, and this fat is accumulated when the camel eats more than their immediate bodily needs. A camel will eat 4 percent of its body weight in dry matter intake. A well-fed camel will have a full, well-rounded hump full of adipose tissue. This hump may disappear or becoming nothing more than floppy, excessive skin when the animal is travelling and without feed for some time. A camel uses fat primarily as an energy storage source.
Long term food storage, they build up fat and then use it for energy on long journeys.
to store fat, not water, like most people think.
Edit: it's true that it's to store fat, but water is produced when fat is burned, so by default it's also a form of water storage.
To store fat to live off when food and water is scarce!
What does bladder of a camel mean?
"Has the bladder of a camel" is an idomatic expression meaning that the person can drink a large amount of liquid and not need to urinate. To use another idiom, they can "hold it" very well.
What is a sporting a sporting event with camels?
Camel races. In the Middle East, many people enjoy gathering to see camels speed along the desert competitively. It sounds weird if you're from elsewhere, but that's what they do! Hope this answers your four letter answer ending with 'E' on that middle east crossword puzzle you're working on in class.
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How do you get a promo code for camel?
One can get a promo code for camel by looking for camel manufacturer coupons in the weekly coupon booklets that get sent along with the Sunday newspaper.
What were the 3 wise mens camels called?
johns camel was called seturtip and paddies was called juserest and the other one was called rudulph
A camel is a horse like animal with a distinctive hump on it's back. These animals are not known to hibernate.
What can 2 humed camels do that 1 humped camels cant?
Two humped camels can store far more fat and therefore survive longer than 1 humped camels!!!
What are the name wise men from the biblical story?
If you mean the Christmas story, their names are Balthasar, Caspar and Melchior.
However, these names are not found in the Bible. They have been introduced in the Middle Ages.
Where does the uniting of the egg and sperm takes place?
The uniting of the egg and sperm (conception) typically takes place in the
How does the camel camouflage itself?
Their dark spots help them to blend into the trees in the background in dappled sunlight.
