Finding food, water, shelter and surviving the sweltering summers wasn't easy in the deserts of the UAE. The Bedouin knew how to find water on their journeys. They knew where the wells were. They could also read clues on how to find water like following birds or finding places where wells can be dug. Wells would be named after the man who did the job. Bedouin would also desalinate water by using sheepskin, and sometimes they would drain a camel's body of its water or survive on milk from camels and goats. Bedouin also acclimatised to desert heat and tolerated greater dehydration than most.
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