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11 Animals that Can Live Without Drinking Water, Some Can Survive Up to 20 Years!

According to the "rule of 3," humans can survive 3 minutes without oxygen, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. But in the animal kingdom, some creatures have superhero-like powers to survive much longer without basic necessities of life. Here are some animals that can survive without drinking water!

11. Camel (15 days)

They store fat in the hump, which is used for energy and hydration when water is scarce. The hump swells when full and begins to shrink when the fat reserves are depleted.

10. Giraffe (21 days)

They extract moisture from the plants they eat, especially acacia leaves. After a long dry period, they can drink up to 14 gallons (54 liters) at once.

9. Desert Tortoise (1 year)

In their domed shells, there is a large bladder that can hold 40% of their body weight in water and liquid waste. This is enough to help turtles survive during a drought period for up to one year.

8. Jerboa (3 years)

Jerboa is a native animal of Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Asia. They are highly adapted to desert conditions. They obtain water from plants and insects that they consume.

7. Water Receiver Frog (5 years)

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6. Mouse Kangaroo (5 years)

They are small rodents native to the North American desert. One adaptation to desert life is a pair of kidneys that conserve as much water as possible from their urine.

5. West African Lungfish (5 years)

They have gills to breathe underwater and can extract oxygen from the air. When the dry season arrives, they dig into the mud and protect themselves by forming a slimy cocoon.

4. Gerenuk (8 years)

Originating from the desert and savannah in East Africa. They conserve water through nasal passages that prevent moisture loss through evaporation. Their bodies conserve water from their urine, allowing them to survive up to 8 years without drinking water.

3. Spadefoot Sofa Frog (10 years)

During the dry season, they dig into the moist sand layer and wrap themselves with partially detached skin. By retaining water like this, they can survive up to 10 years without drinking water!

2. Gazelle Pasir Arab (14 years old)

They survive in the intense desert heat by shrinking their hearts and liver by up to 30%. With smaller hearts and livers, they breathe less and lose less water.

1. Thorned Devil (20 years old)

His mouth is specially adapted to eat ants, so he physically cannot drink liquid water. Instead, dew drops condense on his scales and are absorbed from his entire body to his mouth through capillary action.

When the conditions are very dry, they can dive into the sand to absorb the minimal moisture that may exist. Because they can live for 15-20 years, this animal can survive the longest without drinking water.

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