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 https://t.co/DYQ3ZNvk0E [gif: https://t.co/HihzsNRYvJ] pic.twitter.com/7bB4QqQOZn