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RE: 7 World’s Continents Photo Challenge - African Wednesday week #43 - the absolute winner takes 200 SBD!

in #travel6 years ago

I want to answer the question asked by my friend Tomas about How do camels survive in such an environment?
According to a popular belief, the hump of camels would be filled with water. But that is wrong. She is actually full of fat. In a hump, a camel can store up to 36 kg of fat. The camel is able to metabolize this fat to produce water, food and energy.

This process can be summarized as follows: The hydrogen of the camel is mixed with oxygen, which produces water. The camel gets half a liter of water per kg of fat. He loses weight during this process. The bump narrows and may even end up slipping on one side. As soon as the camel feeds again, its hump returns to its original shape.

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Wow, great info... I did not know that... That is truly interesting. Thank you so much for this.