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Camels can walk easily on desert sand but we are not comfortable walking on the sand. State reason.
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08/01/2021 12:20 pm
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Camels can walk easily on desert sand but we are not comfortable walking on the sand. State reason.
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08/01/2021 12:20 pm
Camels feet are broad and the larger area of the feet reduces the force/ pressure exerted by the body on the sand. But when we have to walk on the same sand, we sink because the pressure exerted by our body is not distributed but is directional.
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