Each animal on the planet has a unique trait that distinguishes them from others. In the case of camels, that trait is their humps.
Even children know that a camel is not a camel without its hump.
1 - Humps developed on the back of camels as a response to their environment.
Camels are currently common in the Middle East and some parts of Asia, they actually originated in North America.Not only that, but camels also roamed in the Arctic regions.
2 - Funny is that Camels have humps because they were handy for ancient camel riders to hold on to.
I know it is kind of a silly answer.
Camels had humps way before human existence.
Though we know for sure that camels didn’t developed humps for the sake of human comfort, people still thank the Creator for giving such a comfortable seat to journey the faraway lands.
3 - Camel humps are not filled with water
It’s a common belief that camels store the excess water in their humps.
However, those beliefs are a myth that was embedded in some cultures and legends.
Those beliefs were developed to explain the camels’ ability to survive weeks without water.
During the times of the Silk Road, merchants loaded camels with heavy goods and set a trip between the Middle East and China.
Camels were convenient transportation to cut through a baking hot desert where the water sources were scarce.
That is how camels got called “ships of the desert.”
4 - A hump is a camel’s energy storage
Camels store energy in their humps for the times when food sources get scarce. It may contains some fats, when scarcity happens fats are converted in to energy.
5 - Camels have humps because it helps them to regulate their body temperature.
Have you ever spent a night in a desert?
If not, you probably don’t know how the desert temperature fluctuates.
The temperature is baking hot during the day and freezing cold during the night.
However, fatty tissues in camel humps serve as insulation to resist such temperature fluctuations.
Humps prevent the heat from the sun penetrating into the body.
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