{"User":"@Piner","timestamp":"2021-11-08 18:04:29","link":"ansr.ly/375a06&Piner","answer":"CAMEL: THE SHIP OF THE DESERT  Camel is called the Ship of Desert because it is the only mean of transportation found in deserts. It has helped  human being go from one place to another easily in the desert. Even after seismic developments in technology and transportation, Nomadic people still use camels as their means of transport.ADAPTATIONS:The desert has extreme temperature fluctuations – soaring heat during the day and sub-zero temperatures at night. It also has very limited water bodies and rain is rather scarce. But there are many animals that are well-adapted to life in the desert.It has humps which help it to survive long dry periods without water.Its feet are thick which help it to move on the hot sand easily.    Due to its numerous adaptations, camel is called the Ship of Desert. There are many species of camels, such as Arabian camel and Bactrian camel, which vary slightly in physical appearance, but share a suite of characteristics and physical features, such as double rows of eyelashes, which protect them from the direct sunlight, to help them survive in dry and arid conditions."}