SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It stores water
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It can shrink and expand
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A camel can have two humps
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. None. A camel’s hump does not hold water at all – it actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce.
Detailed explanation-2: -A typical camel can drink 200 liters (53 gallons) of water in three minutes. Perhaps this is where the misunderstanding arises that camels store water in their humps. After all, the water has to go somewhere. In reality, the water goes into the animal’s digestion and circulatory system.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Fat. Camels store fat in their humps. Camels use the humps to store energy-rich fat deposits allowing the gangly beast to travel days through the desert without stopping for a bite to eat. A camel can carry up to 80 pounds of fat on its back.
Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: The hump of the camel is a reservoir of water.