Correct Answer:
B. Camel
Correct answer: Camel. The camel is called the ship of the desert because it can cross vast sandy areas for long periods.
Background: A camel stores fat in its hump and can go long periods without water.
- Elephant: Elephants live in forests and grasslands.
- Horse: Horses are not adapted to desert travel like camels.
- Tiger: Tigers are forest animals.
Did you know? A dromedary has one hump and a Bactrian camel has two.
Memory trick: Desert ship = camel.