Unlike other mammals, camels' red blood cells are oval. This makes them better at withstanding high osmotic variation without rupturing when drinking large amounts of water: a 600kg camel can drink 200 L of water in 3 minutes buff.ly/31jk3QO [gif: buff.ly/2E9lDMB]
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@Rainmaker1973 I see where Frank Herbert got some of his ideas
@elonmusk Yup, Frank Herbert was indeed fascinated by the desert and based the Fremen in large part on the San people who live in the Kalahari. Like the Fremen, the San learned to conserve water in order to survive in some of the most unforgiving terrain on Earth.
@Rainmaker1973 @elonmusk Same part of the world where Elon hails from....