Chapter 187: The Ship of the Desert

To enter the desert, Topaz bought ten camels and hired an experienced guide, and the camels were loaded with water and food. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The camel is an animal that is very loyal to people, unlike other animals, it is particularly resistant to hunger and thirst, and people can ride camels across the desert. Camels are also known as the "ships of the desert". The camel's hump stores fat, which can be broken down into nutrients for the camel's body to survive when the camel does not have food. Camels can go four or five days without food, just because of the fat in the hump. In addition, the camel's stomach contains many small bottle-shaped bubbles, which are where the camel stores water, and the water in these "bottles" makes the camel's life not dangerous even if it does not drink water for several days. Camels are animals of the genus Camelidae in the family Camelidae, there are only two species, the nostrils can be opened and closed, and the feet have thick skin with fleshy pads, which are suitable for walking in the desert. The speed of the camel is 14.5~16 km/h, and it can carry 180 kg of cargo on a 60-kilometer journey every day for 4 consecutive days. Camels are quite hungry and thirsty, and can go days without drinking water once they drink enough water, and can still move in hot, arid desert areas. When the body is short of water, the tube immediately stops secreting fluid, and forms a layer of crust on the surface of the tube, which absorbs the exhaled water without being lost to the body, and when inhaling, the water in the crust can be sent back to the body. In this way, water is repeatedly circulated and used in the body, so it can withstand thirst.

The camel has a small head and a thick, long neck that curves like a gooseneck. The body is tall and has brown body hair. The eyes are heavy eyelids, the nostrils can open and close, the limbs are slender, the hooves are as large as plates, and the toes and planters have thick skin, all of which are suitable for walking in sand. Camels have hairy ears that block the sand from entering, double eyelids and thick long eyelashes that prevent the sand from entering the eyes, and the nose of the camel closes freely. These "equipment" made the camel not at all afraid of wind and sand. The sand is soft and easy for people to fall into when they step on it, while the camel's feet are flat and have thick and soft meat pads under their feet, so that the camels can walk freely on the sand and will not fall into the sand. The camel is familiar with the desert climate, and when a strong wind is about to blow, it will kneel down so that one can prepare in advance. Camels walk slowly, but can carry a lot of things. He is an important means of transportation in the desert, and people regard it as a ship to cross the desert sea, and has the reputation of "the ship of the desert". Camels are very capable, they can go more than ten days or even more without drinking water, and when there is extreme water shortage, they can break down the fat in the hump to produce water and heat. And drink up to 57 liters of water at a time in order to restore the normal water content in the body. They feed on a variety of desert plants, such as Saxon, Populus euphratica, and Jujube, and eat almost any plant (including saline-alkali plants) that grows in desert and semi-arid areas. When transporting supplies in deserts, Gobi, hydrochloric acid, mountains and grasslands with deep snow, it is often difficult for other means of transportation to function, and camels are the most important pack animals in these areas, playing a role that is difficult for other domestic animals and means of transportation to replace. Camels can still be transported despite the harsh climate and insufficient supply of water and grass. Bactrian camels have two humps and are animals adapted to cold climates.