This video is about a myth among us since childhood.camels body have the shape called hump.in this video, i have tried to clear the concept of that body of.
Download Do Camels Store Water In Their Humps
Background. You have no doubt heard stories about the wonderful endurance of camels water is stored by the camel in its tissues and it draws on this supply as it plods along. Camels store fat in their humps, not water.
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The reason why camels store fat on their backs and not throughout their bodies may be because the humps are used for insulation and to protect the animals from solar radiation, according to lunds universitet in sweden. Camels do not store water in their humps, as it is commonly believed. A camel can survive seven days without water, but not because they are carrying large reserves inside their humps.
So why do camels store fat in these humps instead of having it spread equally throughout their bodies, like other mammals?
As a camel goes without food, its hump begins to shrink. No, camels do not store water in their humps, but rather, they store fats in their humps. Concentrating body fat in their humps minimizes the insulating effect fat would have if distributed over the rest of their bodies, helping camels survive in hot climates. Camels do not store water in their humps, the humps contain fat.
