Camels can live up to six months without water.

Camels are large mammals of the bovine family that are adapted to live in arid desert, steppe and prairie regions of the world. One-humped dromedary camels are indigenous to North Africa and the Middle East. Two-humped Bactrian camels are native to Central Asia. Camelids are even-toed ungulates classified in the order Cetartiodactyla, along with pigs, hippopotamuses, whales, deer, giraffes, cattle, goats, antelope, and many others.

A camel can survive for up to six months without drinking water. When water is available, a camel can drink many gallons of water in a few minutes. Camel humps do not store water; they are fat reserves that nourish the animal when food is scarce.

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ruthfunk

I looked this one up and it is incorrect. A camel can only live 10 days, NOT SIX MONTHS - since they close their noses at night and condense the moisture in their sinuses. But that is not a replacement for drinking water, and altho' some folks seem to think a camel stores water in their humps, they are actually fat, stored energy to help them when food is scarce. Like humans, camels need water more than food.

TSH

Perhaps the question has been rewritten. My question asks about water. It doesn't mention food.

Elizabeth Buehler-Miller

It’s FALSE!!! What do you do when a Quiz Club question/answer is SO wrong??? It’s several months without FOOD, and up to a week without water.

ruthfunk

I reported this question.

JRW

Contrary to the complaints below the answer is true. What the explanation fails to add is that this is only possible when they have adequate moisture containing food. From howstuffworks "During winters in the Sahara Desert, camels have been known to survive six or seven months without actually drinking [source: Lumpkin]. Granted, camels get liquid from the plants they eat during that dry spell"

Casey Copus

Wrong... And it's not 7 months without water. That's FOOD... Not water !! 10-15 days without WATER !

Leader PM Imran Khan 🇵🇰

One thing to think about is wheather.the camel will stay thirsty for half a year If he want to die than this is correct answer otherwise not

Stuart Harris

This answer is wrong! Ten to fifteen days is the answer. Fool!

Sybilla

I disagree, camels can last 15 days without drinking water.

robert

Camels can survive up to 15 days without water. One of the reasons that they can survive that long is because of their humps. They store fat in their humps (not water) and can use this to help them go longer without water.