Myth “Camels store water in their hump”. The hump of a camel is made up of a stored fatty tissue. Rather than storing fat throughout their body insulating them and keeping them warm it is concentrated in the hump (2 humps in the case of the Bactrian camel).
Camels have very clever ways of saving water. For a start they can drink vast quantities of liquid, over twenty gallons at a time. Their urine is a thick syrupy liquid which cuts which on water loss. Thicker blood similar to that of fish and reptiles prevents de-hydration. Water from food is also retained and their thick coats repel the sun’s rays.
So now you know why a camel has the hump!
