Why can the camel bear thirstily?
By yueer2006
@yueer2006 (626)
Hong Kong
November 5, 2006 8:35am CST
In order to adapt the arid environment, the bodily structure has hadand other animal totally different changes
3 responses
@guaiguaimao (221)
• China
5 Nov 06
Camel long-distance walks when the desert, frequently hungry also isthirsty, by now the camelback fat then could decompose, supplies camelin vivo needed nutrition and moisture content. The camel in lacks thewater in the desert the ability to be thirsty, is because it usuallydrinks water few, as soon as drinks can drink the next more than 100premiums in 10 minutes; Simultaneously drains water few, one day onlydischarges a litre in the summer control urinates, moreover not easilyopens the mouth, to prevent in vivo moisture content egresses,therefore in the summer desert, it may 8 days not drink water cannotdryly die.
@guaiguaimao (221)
• China
5 Nov 06
The camel is good at the desert, because it has two pair of unusualsoles, under the palm is living the generous picture spring same meatpad, walks when the toe splits in the front, like this, walks on thesand surface cannot fall to Sha Woli goes. It in the travel, will lifthigh, the eye could not the sunlight reflection high fever burn by theground in. Camel's long eyelash eye, the automatic make and breaknostril, is covered with the dense wool the ear, all can cause it toavoid the sandstorm the attack... ...
@guaiguaimao (221)
• China
5 Nov 06
In camel's stomach has the water pocket, can store very juicily;Camel's two high camelbacks, may store up has more than 100 kilogramsfat, when the necessity may transform Cheng Shui and the energy, themaintenance camel's vital activity. Therefore, in the desert, may toas soon as link 340 day not to eat does not drink, is suitable for tomake a long and wearisome journey. The family camel becomes humanity'sin desert main transportation vehicle. Because left side camel inwalks or jogs, simultaneously stretches out or the right flank fronthind leg, therefore the person rides sits personally meets in onthought is very unstable.
@guaiguaimao (221)
• China
5 Nov 06
Camel body wool generally for brown, also has light yellow, is grayishwhite and so on the color pattern; The top of the head lives has abunch of wool, the body wool fluffy and is long; The camelback largeand is plentiful, after summer the depilate also remains together thethick wool; Four limbs sturdier, the hoof wide and is flat. Has??? and ??? two kinds. ??? once widely tamed northpart of our country, until now still could see in Inner Mongolia andnorthwest area. In the past the very long time once took outside themouth with the national capital between the trade main transportationvehicle, usually has "boat of the national capital" the finereputation. ??? some people thought also once distributed areaour country Xinjiang, but the present only sees north the ArabianPeninsula, India and Africa such as the places. Its body wool isshorter, the life may amount to for 50 years.
