If they have used up alot, they can gulp down as much as 30 gallons of water in just 10 minutes. That would be like drinking 480 cups of water. Camels don't need to drink water as often as other animals because they can conserve water better than most animals can. A camel doesn't carry water in its hump. Instead, it has a number of ways to limit the amount of water its body uses.
Camels have ways to keep from sweating too much.
During the hottest part of the year, a camel can go for a week or more without taking a drink. And during the cooler months, they sometimes go for six months without drinking. The Future of the Camel Today there are approximately fourteen million camels around the world, and as long as there are nomadic peoples wandering the deserts and mountains, there will be a use for camels. But, everyday more and more nomadic people are moving to cities to find work. Some scientists are trying to find a way to raise camels in the deserts without the nomads.