Describe how a camel is able t overcome heat stress in its habitat.
- Possession of tissues which are tolerant to wide ranges of temperature.
- The camel stores heat in its tissues during day when temperature are very high and then loses it during the night by radiation, conduction and convection and not evaporation, when temperatures are low
- During the day, the camel behaves like an actothermic animals, allowing its temperature to get close to those of the environment. This reduces the temperature difference between the hot air of the desert and its body so that the rate of heat gain from the surrounding is reduced.
- The fur that the camels skin acts as an efficient insulating barrier by reducing heat gain and loss by convection and conduction.
- Has light color to reflect heat and reduce heat absorption
- Long legs increase surface to enable heat loss
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