Wild Portraiture
by Anirban ~ May 6th, 2010. Filed under: Photo Posts.
Behold the Ship of the Desert.
Did you know……………..
Camels usually travel in heaps to keep cool as the smaller the surface area relative to bulk, the less the heat lost or gained through the surface.
They can sweat to remove heat but the sweat is not seen. They can tolerate 25% weight loss (double the dehydration level in other mammals) without thickening of blood that would cause death in other mammals, as the blood plasma of camels is the last part to lose water.
They have enough tear glands and double rows of long, curled eyelashes to protect their eyes from blowing sand. They can close their noses by contraction of the circular muscle during sandstorms. The broad, padded toes are insulated to avoid the sand’ s heat. The strong, flexible web of the toes prevent them from sinking into the sand.
