Camel life habit

Camel speed 14.5 ~ 16 km/h Arabian camels adapt to deep sand and hot weather. It can carry 400 pounds (180kg) of cargo and walk 40 miles (64km) every day for four days. Camels used for racing can reach 8 miles per hour (13 km).

The sprint speed can reach 40 mph, and the long-distance sustained speed can reach 25 mph. This kind of camel's hair is short, like wool, and its body is very thin. They are more docile and easier to domesticate than the two-humped camels.

However, by the estrus of the male camel in June+February, 5438, it was found that the speed of the male camel chasing the female camel or rider in this season far exceeded the usual speed, reaching 70 ~ 80 kilometers per hour, which was simply not caught up by the average steed. Camels are hungry and thirsty. Every time they drink enough water, they can still go without water for several days in the hot and dry desert area.

Because there are many extremely thin and tortuous tubes in their noses, the tubes are usually wet by liquid. When the body is short of water, the pipeline immediately stops secreting liquid, and forms a 1 layer hard shell on the surface of the pipeline, so that it can absorb exhaled water without losing it to the body. When inhaling, the water in the hard skin can be sent back to the body. Water is used repeatedly in the body, so it can resist thirst.

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According to research, camel's thirst tolerance is more than 10 times higher than that of human beings, so why does camel have such amazing thirst tolerance? Some people mistakenly think that the key is that its towering hump can store a lot of water for a rainy day.

According to the anatomical results, the hump is completely a place to store fat, and there is not even a drop of water. In the absence of food and water, camels rely on the metabolism of these fats to regulate.

Living in a dry environment for a long time, its body structure is also very different from other animals. Camel is thirsty, mainly because it is good at adjusting water consumption after drinking enough water at one time, such as reducing breathing times and urinating less. Camel's adipose tissue is also very special. Its fat is similar to sponge and its water content is higher than that of other animals.

According to research, 100g camel fat can be oxidized to 107g water, so it becomes the source of water itself. In addition, the blood structure of camels is different from that of humans. The water content in camel's red blood cells is twice that of human beings. Under the condition of not being thirsty, it will not sweat like humans, resulting in the reduction of water in red blood cells.

In extreme drought, it only loses one tenth of the water in the blood, so it will not affect the blood circulation of the whole body because of lack of water. The rumen of camel is divided into several blind sacs by muscle blocks, which are called "water sacs". Some people think that after a camel drinks water, it needs to store a lot of water in its stomach before it feels thirsty. In fact, those water bags can only hold 5 ~ 6L of water, which is mixed with fermented feed and presents a sticky green juice.

The salt concentration in these green juices is roughly the same as that in blood, so it is difficult for camels to use the water in their stomachs. Moreover, the water sac can not be effectively isolated from other parts of rumen, and it is too small to form an effective water storage reservoir. Anatomically, apart from the hump and stomach, there is no organ dedicated to storing water. So it can be concluded that there is no reservoir for camels.

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