Animals have ___________that allow them to live in particular climates.
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Explanation:
Migration is an interesting activity depicted by certain birds and animals. It involves mass movement of birds and animals from one place to another in response to a seasonal change. They migrate to avoid unfavourable conditions of food availability and temperature. They come back to their native place once favourable conditions return. Some birds even migrate just to lay eggs.
Hot and Dry (Desert-like) Climates
In hot and dry climates, water is scarce, and animals need adaptations to conserve water. Here, most animals can get water from the plants they eat, particularly succulent (fleshy and juicy) ones such as cactus. Some animals also get water from fluids of the bodies of animals they eat. Let us look at some animals and the ways they adapt to the hot and dry climate.
Camels
Camels have long eyelashes, ear hair, and nostrils that they can close, to keep the sand out when the wind blows.
They have thick eyebrows that provide shade from the bright Sun.
Their wide feet help them to walk on sand without sinking into it.
The hump of a camel is a reservoir of fatty tissue. A camel can go a week or more without water, and it can last for several months without food.
Camels have thick lips which help them to feed on prickly desert plants without hurting themselves.
Unlike most mammals, a camel can withstand body temperature changes throughout the day frorp 34°C to 41.7°C (93°F-107°F). This allows the camel to conserve water by not sweating as the environmental temperature rises.