desert.
How has camel adapted itself to withstand the harsh desert conditions?
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Camels are well adapted for survival in the desert. Their adaptations include: large, flat feet - to spread their weight on the sand. thick fur on the top of the body for shade, and thin fur elsewhere to allow easy heat loss.
A camel is adapted to desert conditions. The following adaptations are found in camel.
(i) Its hooves are covered by a large sole which helps it to move on the hot slippery sand.
(ii) It has a hump on the back which is filled with fat. This food is utilised when the camel does not get anything to eat.
(iii) It has long legs to keep the body away from the heat of the sand.
(iv) Water gets evenly distributed in different parts of its body and not in a specific pocket or an organ.
(v) It excretes very little water from its body through dry dung.