why do camels have long legs Share with your friends Share 0 Mushtaq Ahmed answered this Camels have long legs that helps them to walk easily on sand and keep body high above the hot sand. 2 View Full Answer Sree Dharshan answered this because it want to walk on the desert 0 Dhruthi Shanthamurthy answered this because this a kind of adaptation you need when you walk or live on a desert 0 Neha Susan Aby answered this To travel long distances. 0 Harshita answered this camels in the deserts have long legs so that they can keep their body far above from the hot desert sand. 2