stackyFACTSCamels are biological tanks built for the harshest environment possible. Alongside closing their nostrils at will, they have a set of windshield-wiper eyelids specifically made of translucent skin. This allows them to literally drop a blast shield over their eyeballs and keep walking directly through blinding sandstorms.
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