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]

@Rainmaker1973 I see where Frank Herbert got some of his ideas

@elonmusk @Rainmaker1973 The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness ❤️🙏💃!

@elonmusk @Rainmaker1973 “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” - Frank Herbert (Princess Irulan)

@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.

@elonmusk @Rainmaker1973 I wonder if Mars is more like Arrakis or Salusa Secundus...🤔