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What features of the camel's anatomy make it ideally adapted to the conditions of deserts and dry steppes?

A number of features of the camel's anatomy make it uniquely adapted to life in the desert.

The camel's hump contains a large amount of fat (in two Bactrian humps - up to 35 kilograms), which allows him to go without food for a long time. Wide hooves provide the camel with the ability to move in loose sands without sinking into them. Tightly closed nostrils block the access of sand to the respiratory organs during gusts of a sandstorm.

The camel's eye is covered from above from the sun's rays by a thick bone "visor" on the forehead. It also features an extra eyelid that moves from side to side (similar to a "wiper" on a car's windshield), removing grains of sand from the surface of the eyeball. During a sandstorm, the camel closes this third eyelid and looks through it.

Thanks to the calluses on the wrists, elbows, chest and knees, the camel is able to lie on hot ground.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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