The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel's body changes the food into fat. Then it stores fat in its hump. It cannot stores fat all over its body. Fat all over an animal's body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert. They don't want to be warm during the day.
The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool.
There is a lot of sand in the desert. The camel has long eyelashes. The sand cannot go into the camel's eyes.
The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel of Central Asia has two hump. It also has long think hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia
Qs
1. where do camel live?
2. what does a camel store in its hump?
3. the camel doesn't store fat all over its body. Why?
4. why does it store heat during the day?
5. why does a Bactrian camel have long thick hair?
6. do all camels have one hump?
7. why does a camel need long eyelashes?