Have you ever wondered how long that spider
that constantly weaves a web around one of
the external mirrors on your car can go without
food, given that you regularly remove the web?
What about animals in droughts or areas that
get covered in snow in winter?
It appears that going without food is not that
uncommon out there in natureland. We eat
regularly because we have to and we can, but
not all animals have it so easy.

1. Camel
   Time without food: 40 days
   The camel has a great capacity to survive for
   long periods without food or water. In fact they
   can live longer without water than without
   food.
   Part of the reason for this is the large amount
   of water they store in their hump. No, it’s not
   all water; it’s fatty tissue. When there is no
   food or water around the fat in the hump is
   metabolized and water is released as a part of
   this process. In fact the amount of water
   released into the body is about the same as the
   amount of fat burned.
   The fat is stored in a hump rather than evenly
   spread over the body so the fat doesn’t act as
   insulation and keep the body warm. While
   metabolizing the fat releases water and energy,
   there are still nutrients.
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2. Homo Sapien
   Time without food: 116 days
   There are numerous cases of humans going for
   extended periods without eating. In some cases
   it has even extended beyond weeks into
   months.
   The longest recorded case was Bhagat Singh
   who was a significant figure in the
   revolutionary movement that led to India’s
   independence from Britain in 1947.
   1929 Singh led a hunger strike while he was in
   prison for murder, demanding better conditions
   for the Indian inmates. His hunger strike lasted
   for 116 days, only ending it after receiving
   concessions from the government and urgings
   from his father. He had lost 60 kg’s (133
   pounds) but showed that the human body is
   capable of surviving an incredible amount of
   time without food.
   

3. Dog
   Time without food: 117 days
   Unlike most of the other animals on our list
   the dog is a mammal and has to maintain a
   certain body temperature to remain alive. The
   dog’s metabolism acts to maintain the body
   temperature in times when the external
   environment is colder than the minimum
   temperature the dog needs. It therefore needs to
   eat to fuel its metabolism.
   However there are cases of dogs living for
   exceptionally long periods without eating food.
   Dogs, and their wild relatives such as wolves,
   dingos and coyotes, have a strong survival
   mechanism that allows them to endure extreme
   conditions and survive.
   There are a number of cases where dogs have
   been known to survive for weeks and one case
   where a dog went for almost three months
   without food.
   

4. Emperor Penguin
   Time without food: 120 days
   The male emperor penguin gets the dubious
   honor of staying with the couple’s sole egg for
   the winter while the female goes and finds
   herself some food. During this period of
   incubation the male, who shelters the egg with
   his feet, doesn’t eat or drink.
   Luckily for the male he can store large amounts
   of energy in his substantial body fat to keep
   his metabolism going for warmth. He loses up
   to half his body weight doing this.
   But wait, that’s not all.
   When the female returns and the male can go
   and get some food he has to walk up to 120
   km’s (75 miles) to get to the sea. That’s no
   small walk for any creature, much less one that
   has to waddle on its short little legs.
   

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