If you encounter a dead camel in the desert, why can t you touch it?What will happen if you touch it

Mondo Entertainment Updated on 2024-01-19

Known as the "ship of the desert", camels move in the desert with their tenacity and extreme endurance, and after being domesticated, they can also be a good helper for humans to cross the yellow sand. But some herders and guides warn against dead camels, or something terrible will happen. Why can't a dead camel touch it?What happens when you touch it?

The camel, also known as the camel, is a docile animal and an important means of transportation for humans in the desert. Camels are divided intoDromedarywithBactrian camelsThe former mainly lives in Africa, Arabia and other places, and the latter is distributed in China, Mongolia and other places. In addition to the difference in the number of humps, the two are different in terms of physical characteristics.

Bactrian camelsThe dromedary camel is 0About 2 meters, can grow to 18~2.1 meter, and the legs are also more slender. But the Bactrian camel weighs more than the dromedary and can reach 450 680 kg. Dromedary camels, on the other hand, generally only grow up to 600 kilograms.

DromedaryCamels have small heads and long necks and thick eyelashes, but not for the sake of beauty, but for the sake ofBlock the wind and sand from invading the eyes。They have valves in their nostrils that close freelyPrevents grit from clogging the nasal passages。At the same time, camel fur is thick and long and also reflects sunlight, so it has a goodThermal insulationIt can also withstand the cold when the desert night cools down rapidly.

Many people believe that camels store water in their humps, and CCTV's "Is It Real" program team once went to Inner Mongolia to verify this statement. The reporter found that the hump can be said to be "solid", with only thick grease in the form of solidification inside and out, so this statement is not entirely correct.

The hump is where the camel stores its fat, providing the camel with the energy to travel long distances in the desert. The camel's true water storage organ is its stomach, which is divided into different water bladders in the rumen to store water. It can be said that the camel's stomach is like a giant water bag that can hold more than 20 kg of water.

Camels are highly adaptable to the harsh environment of the desert, they are hungry and thirsty, they can live for 2 weeks without water to drink, and they can last more than 1 month without food. Moreover, the coat of the camel changes seasons in the summer and grows in the winter, so it is not afraid of heat or cold. But how could this animal still die in the desert?

Camels died in the desert, mostly because:Sickness。Whether it is a viral, bacterial or parasitic disease, it can damage the body functions of camelsso that they cannot successfully complete the storage of substances, not to mention the conversion of energy. So if the camel gets sick, it dies under the erosion of the virus, or becauseUnable to maintain physiological activities and starving to death, thirst to death

When camels are hungry, they consume the fat stored in the hump, if they run outThe hump will deflat. We can see that some older camels are easierStarved to death in the desert, they are weaker and move more slowly, so many people will also be on the wayAbandon your own camels,Let them fend for themselves. Therefore, it is not surprising that we encounter camel carcasses in the desert.

Touching a camel carcass can trigger two situationsThe first is the corpse**. The surface temperature of the desert is known to be very high, and it can even reach more than 70 degrees Celsius. Under the blessing of high temperatures, the body tissues of camels will be quickly decomposed by bacteria, resulting in a large amount of putrefactive gasesAmmonia, hydrogen sulfide, methaneand so on in the body, and some gases also contain toxic substances.

If the gas cannot be released in time, it will bulge the camel's belly into a ball, like a balloon that lasts to the limit, as long as it is squeezed by the outside worldOccurs**。At this time, whoever touches the camel carcass will be unlucky, and may be injured or contaminated with corpse water, which is very dirty and may cause ** ulceration when touched.

In addition to camels, there are also many animals with carcasses in nature, such as whales, elephants, etc. If the whale eats too much before death, the food will also decompose a lot of gas in the stomach, and there was a sperm whale ** incident in Taiwan in 04, and all the people present were drenched in blood. Although camel carcasses are smaller than whales, the power of ** should not be underestimated.

Tainan Sperm Whale**.

The second scenario is that the carcass of a camel can spread bacteria and spread viruses. After death, the camel's body is quickly occupied by bacteria, microorganisms, including the water in its rumen will be contaminated. As mentioned above, camels are likely to die of disease, so camels dying of disease are more dangerous than camels dying of thirst.

Camel carcasses emit a peculiar foul odor and are also incubators for germs. At the same time, some wild camels may have carried them themselvesBrucella, yellow fever, anthrax, etcPathogens, are extremely harmful to the human body, if touched at will, may be infected to death.

Some people say that Bei Ye in "Survival in the Wilderness" will also drink the water in the stomach of a dead camel, and he doesn't seem to have any problems. But it was most likely a camel that had just died, and its physiological activity had not stopped for a long time, so it had not yet produced too many bacteria and gases. The desert is vast and encounters fresh camel carcassesThe probability is not very highIt's better not to bet on that possibility.

Bei Ye lay on the camel carcass.

The first thing we have to do when we see a camel carcass in the desert isObserve the belly of a camel。If you notice signs of bulging belly, don't touch it, let alone use itSharp objectsThe best way to stimulate the camel** is to leave quickly. If there is a need to stay where you are, the resting place should also be as far away from the carcass as possible.

Summary:Camels are good travel companions of humans before they are born, but after death, they may occur ** or spread germs, but this is not their original intention, the process of corpse decomposition is uncontrollable, and it can be regarded as a manifestation of the body's return to nature. But when you encounter a camel carcass, it's better not to touch it. Have you ever seen a camel carcass?What other effects do you think camel carcasses will have?Welcome to leave a message to discuss.

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