How Do Camels Survive The Desert ?

Posted By Zoe Delphy On October 3, 2008
How Do Camels Survive The Desert ?

The body of a camel is so amazingly adapted to survival in the desert that it can with stand even the harshest of desert climates. Their biggest strength has to be their ability to survive without food and water for long periods of time. This unique ability stems from their body being able to store fat in their humps and water in the lining of their stomachs. These stores can be used in times of need which is ideal in deserts where both food and water are extremely scarce.

Their wide, padded feet grip well on loose sandy soil and stop the camel from sinking into the sand. An insulating wool coat keeps out both the heat of the day and the cold of the night. Hairy eyelashes, ears and slit nostrils keep out the desert dust and sand. If that wasn’t enough camels are also extremely simple about the food they eat, consuming anything from thorny shrubs to desert thistles.



23 Responses to “How Do Camels Survive The Desert ?”

  1. ellie

    best

  2. katy- marie

    funnily enough i had to do a poster on camels for a kandoo task for science (its like coursework but easier) thanks

  3. Hannah Francis

    Great Info,
    Am in yr 7 and doing a geography assessment task and helped a lot Thanks:)

  4. Nikita Lily-White

    the best…
    I am learning more from this site..GREAT!!!♥♥♥

  5. Ross Jones

    i am not happy with this it does not tell u why camels have big stomachs!!!! :(

  6. Lucy

    In y7 n doin about camels in science was brill info thanks :-)

  7. mollie

    im in year 6 and im doing a project and this site has helped alot .thanx

  8. abby

    this relly helps me

  9. steven

    Thanks i had to do a project on camels and how they survive =D

  10. Rebecca Burnwoods

    It’s weird that they eat thorny bushes.

  11. alex

    thanks a lot this help me in geography project . I got full marks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!TANKS AGAIN

  12. josh

    another fun little thing id that camels have a hump but their actual back (spine) is strait.

  13. Aimee-leigh

    in yr 7 and am doing and explainationabout ‘ow animals survive in the desert’ this site helpped me alot thnx x

  14. dunbar

    i luv camels

  15. sam

    cherrse im doin homework and it realy help thanks :p

  16. jimmy

    cool facts helped alot im doing a eglish project for camels

  17. boe

    so cool i needed it for geography class and it came i handy.

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  19. Sawban

    hi can you give some information about how camel breeds, lives, looks like and eats

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  23. Gabriel Lennon

    I’m a year 8 I am doing a speech about what ever I want and I chose animals. This was very helpful thanks alot :).

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