Desert Animal Adaptations Camel
How animals adapt to extremely arid conditions Eg camels.
Desert animal adaptations camel. The nephrons in desert mammal Camel are equipped with well developed Henles loop and number of juxtamedullary nephrons in kidneys is very high about 35 in man this number is about 15. Even though that would be an impressive adaptation the hump is actually used to store fat. Other common adaptations seen in desert animals include big ears light-colored coats humps to store fat and adaptations that help conserve water.
Probably the most famous desert animal is the camel. Rarely sweat even in hot temperatures so when they do take in fluids they can conserve them for long periods of time. The animals that we can find in the desert are reptiles and insects but we can also find some mammals such as nocturnal.
Bactrian camels found in the gobi and takla makan deserts have thick and coarse hairy coats to keep them warm during the cold winters and they shed these thick coats as summer sets in. Strong winds blow there. Adaptations are not developed in the course of an organisms life.
Camel is known as ship of the desert it can travel long distances witho. Thus most of the animals in desert ecosystem rely on their behavioural physiological and structural adaptations to avoid the desert heat and dryness. Some of these unique adaptations include an artery that branches into a series of blood vessels found at the posterior region of the brain rete mirabile or carotid rete which come into contact with a network of small venules transporting blood back from the.
It describes about desert habitat and its. Camels are well adapted for survival in the desert. These camels have also adapted to the heat by having fur that lessens the heat coming off of the scorching sand of the desert.
Desert adapted camels have evolved physiological adaptations that reduce the amount of water lost or are able to tolerate significant amounts of water loss 9. Hello BodhaGuru Learning proudly presents an animated video in English which teaches about habitat and adaptation. The following adaptations show that the camel is specially suited to live in the desert.