. Animal life on the globe. Zoology. THE CAMEL. 129 5. The camel must drink too, and water is as scarce in the desert as food is. But the camel can go as long without water as with- out food, and the reason for this is a very strange one. In the walls of that part of the stomach of the camel into which the food is first taken, there are a great many little bags or cells all in rows. 6. There may be eight h u n d r e d or more of these; and each of them can be closed at the mouth, very much as a bag is closed by means of a string passed through a fold round the mouth and drawn tight. Now, in th
. Animal life on the globe. Zoology. THE CAMEL. 129 5. The camel must drink too, and water is as scarce in the desert as food is. But the camel can go as long without water as with- out food, and the reason for this is a very strange one. In the walls of that part of the stomach of the camel into which the food is first taken, there are a great many little bags or cells all in rows. 6. There may be eight h u n d r e d or more of these; and each of them can be closed at the mouth, very much as a bag is closed by means of a string passed through a fold round the mouth and drawn tight. Now, in these cells the camel can store up water for use. in times when it cannot get water to drink. 7. It can store up five or six quarts at. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chisholm, Geo. G. (George Goudie), 1850-1930. Boston : Boston School Supply Co.
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