ANIMALS / EVIDENCE FILE 01
Camels store water in their humps
Myth busted
Camels' humps store fat rather than a tank of drinking water.
The bit that matters
- Ordinary body tissue contains water. The myth concerns a reservoir of drinking water.
Follow the evidence
Research and a separate source check inform this explanation. Keep the qualifications with the fact.
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · Retrieved 2026-10-16
The hump is described as containing fat rather than a reservoir of water.
One discovery leads to another.
Claim version 1 · Evidence reviewed 16 October 2026 · No historical origin is asserted without evidence.