my friend told me there is an animal but not which one
2006-12-08 17:33:49 · 29 answers · asked by C.Keshav Ram 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Actually both giraffes and rats can go longer without drinking water than a camel. However, giraffes, by far, go the longest out of the two because a giraffe gets most of its moisture from leaves, so they can go months without drinking water.
Koalas basically don't drink, EVER, based on the same principle. They gain all of their moisture from eucalyptus leaves.
2006-12-08 17:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_the_pyro 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Water is essential for life. The water content in animals varies from 96% to 50%. So, water must be present in the body. Animals adapted to live in xeric conditions have adapted themselves to living with less water.They save water and can live for days without water intake, like camel.Desert mouse, Dipodomys, lives without water but it eats lot of nuts, fatty food which when digested produces metabolic water. Hydrogen from fat is removed and is combined with atmospheric oxygen to produce water in the body.
Weevils live on food grains; they do not have access to water.
Frog does not drink water, but it has thin skin through which water enters.There are many animals like kangaroo, cockroaches that do without water but manage to save whatever water is present in the body.
Dogs and tigers etc, lap water. Technically they do not drink the way we do.
2006-12-10 13:09:13 · answer #2 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of animals that don't require drinking water. Mice will drink water if it is available, but they can metabolize water from eating starch (carbohydrates) and converting the water out from the "carbo"
Many desert animals don't ever drink by taking advantage of the same metabolic "trick".
2006-12-08 18:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by Bernard B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the animal which doen't drink water throughout his lifetime is a kangaroo rat
2006-12-08 21:51:37 · answer #4 · answered by sidd the devil 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello Dude ! Your avatar looks cool ! let's get to the point.
every body know that there is no living organism on the earth which cannon live without water but they are wrong considering
the process of asimdillation we know that there are some animals present on earth which can live without water they are as follows:
1 RAT
2 Kangaroo
3 Penguins
you are thinking that i am not telling the truth but i have studied about your question on the net .
THANK YOU!!!
2006-12-08 17:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by Siddharth 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kangaroo Rats can do it...
They can get enough water form the food they eat and from processing the glucose that they can go indefinitely without drinking anything.
2006-12-08 17:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by D B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends if you mean live without drinking water then yes some get it from other sources, if you mean without water period thne no water is one of the most vital parts in living organisms
2006-12-08 17:39:28 · answer #7 · answered by Ravioli 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Camels are well known for their humps. They do not, however, store water in them as is commonly believed, though they do serve this purpose through roundabout means. Their humps are a reservoir of fatty tissue, while water is stored in their blood. However, when this tissue is metabolised, it is not only a source of energy, but yields through reaction with oxygen from the air 1111 g of water per 1000 g of fat converted. This allows them to survive without water for about two weeks, and without food for up to a month.
2006-12-08 17:36:30 · answer #8 · answered by ♡ Choc ♡ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kangaroo rat can live without Water
2006-12-09 20:32:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are several rodents in desert envirnments that i know can go without drinking water. they gather water from the seeds eat. as a note, they have extremely long loops of henle, making water absorbtion from filtration in the kidneys almost complete
2006-12-09 08:20:20 · answer #10 · answered by dane hoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋