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Question
A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?
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Solution
Camels can do without water for days together. The reason is they drink a lot of water at one time, and they sweat very little. Since they can stand high body temperature they don’t need to sweat and therefore retain the water they drink for long periods of time.
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Dehra Times
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