Why are camels not afraid of sandstorms?

We humans often can't open our eyes because of strong light, sandstorm and other reasons. We often go to the seaside and take a pair of sunglasses to prevent dust. Sometimes we need to wear masks, sunglasses and hats to prevent dust, to prevent windy weather or sandstorm weather. If you are in the desert, where there is water shortage and windy sand, it must be very hard, but there is an animal that is not afraid of this kind of hardship. This animal is a camel.

A ship in the desert, a group of camels.

Camels, commonly known as desert boats, are suitable for living and hiking in the desert. It has a bracket, which is mainly used to store nutrients and energy, so that it can trudge for several days even in the desert without food and water.

Camel also has a big thick sole, and it only has two toes, and the bottoms of the toes are not separated, so that the contact area between the camel and the bottom is increased and the pressure is small, so that the camel will not sink when stepping on the sand, so the camel has one more feature suitable for walking in the desert than other animals.

Camel footprint

Camel sole

Camel sole

Camel's nostrils are particularly slender, and its nose has a valve-like structure, so its nose is different from other animals. When there is a big sandstorm in the desert, camels can close their nostrils with the valve in their noses, so as not to block the respiratory tract and be unable to breathe.

The front view of the camel's nostrils shows that the camel's nostrils are slender.

Camel nostril contour

Camels also have something special in their eyes, which can also help them resist wind and sand. Camel's eyelashes have two layers, the outer layer is particularly long and the inner layer is particularly dense, so that when sandstorms come, they will not be blind and can't see the road clearly.

You can see that there are two layers of eyelashes outside the camel's eyes. The outer layer is not slender, and the inner layer is particularly dense.