Camels are herbivores, eating grass, grains, wheat and oats. They will spend their days searching for food and grazing. However, food can be tough to come by in their harsh desert environment.

Camel is called as a sheep of the desert …

Camels are called ships of the desert because they carry very big loads from one side of the desert to the other. Camels walk four kilometers per hour through the hot desert. They can go like this for three weeks without water!

Camel meat is usually eaten as an alternative source of protein in arid countries such as Djibouti, Somalia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, to name a few. In Kenya, camel blood is mixed with milk as a source of iron, vitamin D, salt and other minerals.

A three-humped camel colony was discovered this week in Oman, in the Rub al-Khali desert. The species, whose origin is still unknown, could have appeared as a result of global warming. A hybrid of the two species exists: the Turkoman. …

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Camels have adapted and found ways to help them survive in deserts. They have a thick coat of hair that protects them from the heat in the day, and keeps them warm at night. Then, when there is no food or water, the camel uses the fat for energy, and the hump becomes small and soft.

Q21) Why do camels or elephants have broad feet? Solution: Camels have to walk on sand, and to walk fast their feet should not sink in sand. The feet area is broad to exert less pressure which makes the feet sink less in sand.

Camels conserve water by not sweating as much as we do. A camel’s metabolism lowers at night, making its body temperature much lower than a human’s. Because we sweat to cool ourselves off, starting with a lower body temperature means less need to sweat. Camels are also good at maintaining their blood volume.

Their big feet help keep them from sinking into the sand. Our feet are much much smaller than a camel’s feet. When you walk on a sandy beach, your feet will sink into the sand a little bit. The big camel feet spread out over more sand so it won’t sink down as far.

Camels have to walk on sand. Hence, lesser pressure will help to sink less and so camels have broad feet. Elephants have broad feet in proportion to their size. Because of their weight and size, elephants need to distribute the weight better.

Elephants have broad feet in proportion to their size. because of their weight and size , elephants need to distribute the weight better.

An elephant foot is roughly circular and the circumference is approximately one-half that of the shoulder height of the animal. Elephants have big feet to distribute the weight. Have students measure the length and width of their foot and determine the amount of pressure that they exert when walking.

Elephants in natural environments exercise their feet by digging the ground, walking on rocks, and rubbing their pads against mud and sand pits (electronic supplementary material, movie S1) [18,19].

Elephant feet are covered in a soft padding that helps to support their weight, as well as preventing them from slipping and dulling the sound of their footsteps. As a result, elephants can walk almost silently, despite their huge weight.