Camels are large ruminating hoofed mammals of arid Africa and Asia.

Camels have long been known for their ability to go weeks at a time without needing to drink water

an ability that makes them particularly useful pack animals for people traveling across arid
environments.

The ability of travelling fast without water, earned them the nickname of “ships or airplanes of the
desert.”

Camels are also known for their prominent humps (either one or two humps, depending on the
species), which leads many people to believe that these are used to store water for access at a later
time.

However, camels’ humps actually store fatty tissue, not water.

A camel’s humps acts like fridge of camels. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce.

If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down. With proper
food and rest the hump will return to normal as its re-fueled.

You might be thinking why they need this natural fridge or why do camels store fat in these humps
instead of having it spread equally throughout their bodies, like other mammals?

So guys, Camels typically live in the desert, where food sources can be hard to come by. When a
camel is unable to access food for a long period of time, its body is able to metabolize the fat in the
humps for nutrition.

The camel’s humps also help the animal regulate its body temperature, an important feature in the
desert, where temperatures can be extremely high during the day and drop drastically at night.

By concentrating fatty tissue in humps on their backs, camels are able to minimize heat insulation
throughout the rest of their body during the day when the temperature is high, and their body
temperature rises.
Then, at night, the extra heat dissipates through the rest of the camel’s body so that their body
temperature is not too low when the temperature is cooler.