The camel known as the ship of the desert
Camels are mainly divided into two types: single-humped camel and bimodal camel . The former is adapted to cold climates, and the latter is suitable for desert climates. Among them, the Bactrian camel is also called the "Great Summer Camel". Due to indiscriminate hunting and killing by humans, wild dromedary camels are currently on the verge of extinction, and the number of wild Bactrian camels is becoming increasingly rare.
The vitality of camels is very tenacious. Even if they don't eat or drink for several days, their lives will not be in danger. Camels can survive for two weeks without water, and can survive for up to a month without food.
This is mainly because camels can drink large amounts of water and store it. They can drink 100L of water in one breath and return to their previous normal weight within a few minutes.
Many people mistakenly think that the high hump on the back of a camel is filled with water. In fact, the hump of a camel does not store water, but rich fat tissue. In the harsh desert, the reason why camels can go without eating for several days is because they rely on the fat in their humps to maintain their body functions.
So, where do camels store their water? The camel's stomach has three chambers. The first stomach chamber has 20-30 pāo. The water the camel drinks is stored in the pāo. Its blood contains a highly concentrated protein . The water is transported into the blood and stored quickly.
These special physiological functions make camels resistant to hunger and thirst. In addition, due to the special structure of their mouths, camels can eat almost any plant in the desert, even thorny plants, and can swallow them in one bite.
When resting, the food that has been swallowed in a hurry will be regurgitated, and then chewed and swallowed repeatedly into the second stomach. When food and water cannot be found for a long time, the fat in the camel's hump will be consumed and converted into nutrients and water to replenish the body, and the camel's hump will gradually dry up.
An adult camel can carry hundreds of kilograms of cargo and can travel dozens of kilometers a day. The docile camel is known as the "ship" in the desert and enjoys the reputation of "the ship of the desert".
However, if you encounter a dead camel while traveling, it is best to stay away. The body of a dead camel is equivalent to a "biochemical weapon", which is not an alarmist statement.
Beware of dead camel corpses
Most of the dead camels encountered in the desert died of accidents or illness. After the camel dies, the microorganisms in the body do not die. The massively multiplying bacteria will start to decompose the camel's body from the inside, and the body will rot quickly.
Under anaerobic conditions, the fat in the camel body will turn into carbon dioxide , methane , and organic acids. The protein will be decomposed by microorganisms to produce ammonia and other toxic gases. The water inside will breed a large number of bacteria.
Therefore, the water in the camel carcass is not edible. If drank, it will cause dehydration in the human body. In severe cases, it may cause poisoning and threaten life.
The hot and dry desert environment is more conducive to the reproduction of bacteria. The corpse rots very quickly, and the thick skin traps a large amount of gas in the body. As time goes by, the internal pressure becomes higher and higher, and the corpse continues to expand, just like a "time bomb" that may explode at any time.
Once the corpse explodes, the toxic gases and plasma inside will splash around the corpse, which is like a "biochemical weapon" to the surrounding creatures.
The highly putrid contents inside the camel carcass are extremely stinky. What’s even more frightening is that the putrefaction contains a large number of bacteria and viruses , which can enter the human body through human mucous membranes or damaged parts, causing bacterial and viral infections and threatening human health.
Resources are very scarce in the desert. Uninvited guests are often attracted near corpses. Some predators will look at corpses and attack humans who are close to food when they are extremely hungry.
For your own safety, you must be extra careful when seeing a dead camel carcass in the desert, and do not approach it out of curiosity to avoid causing disaster.
Nature's "bomb", the explosive power of animal corpses is not small.
After the death of animals, the reproduction of bacteria is out of control. Bacterial corruption will produce a large amount of gases. These gases continue to accumulate and expand in the body, reaching a certain level or being stimulated by external forces. The power of the explosion cannot be underestimated.
A whale will explode even if it dies.
The food eaten by the whale will produce a large amount of methane, ammonia and other gases after being digested by multiple stomachs. The decomposition of microorganisms inside the dead whale will also produce a large amount of putrefactive gases. The pressure in the abdomen and intestines will increase. Once it explodes, the blood and internal organs of the whale will be scattered everywhere, just like a sudden "blood rain" attack.
The stranded whale carcass is like a "bomb" of nature to humans. However, when a whale dies in the ocean, its carcass will eventually sink to the seabed thousands of meters deep, supporting countless creatures, and a prosperous ecosystem will be born.
Biologists have given this process a beautiful name - whale falling . The dead whale will still nourish everything in the deep sea for more than ten years in the future.
Don't get close to elephant carcasses
Elephant carcasses can also produce big explosions. If you find an elephant carcass in the wild, it is best not to get close, especially those with very distended bellies. After the elephant dies, the food in the body has no time to digest, and a large number of bacteria will ferment rapidly inside, accumulating a large amount of explosive gas.
If the elephant carcass is moved or accidentally punctured, the carcass will explode like a deflated balloon, spewing out green liquid, which is also filled with a large number of bacteria and other microorganisms.
After most animals die, they will be decomposed by microorganisms, slowly rot, and eventually be buried in the soil. In the area where we live, it is generally rare to see large animal carcasses.
However, if you go to the wild and encounter dead animal carcasses, you should be more vigilant and avoid close contact.
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