The Climate Is Very Dry With Less Than 250 Mm Of Rainfall A Year.
They are the inhabitants of sahara desert of africa. This animal consumes anything because they get the water required for survival from their food.an ostrich has very. They excrete a dry metabolic waste product in the form of uric acid and guanine so that water loss is minimal.
Many Other Hot Desert Animals Are Nocturnal, Seeking Out Shade During The Day Or Dwelling Underground In Burrows.
Here are just some of the incredible animals that live in the desert, and call places like the mojave, the sahara and the gobi their home. Most desert birds are nomadic, crisscrossing the skies in search of food. Camels, foxes, jackals, owls, hyenas, wild goats and sheep, vultures, scorpions, ostriches, yaks, hawks, and desert reptiles including varieties of snakes and lizards, are the prominent animal species (fauna) of this terrestrial ecosystem.
The Animals That Live In The Desert Usually Have Special Adaptations That Allow Them To Survive The Extreme Temperatures And Conditions That Are Present In A Desert.
Hot, dry, and barren, deserts may seem hostile to life. The climate is very hot. Depending on the location of the desert, animals and plants native to deserts are camels, peccaries, bats, coyotes, lizards, snakes, woodpeckers, scorpions, different types of cacti, creosote bush, black sage and ocotillo.
Reptiles Such As The Thorny Devil, Gila Monster And Sidewinder Rattlesnake;
A good example of an animal with special adaptations is the camel. A camel can drink very large amounts of water in one day or survive for a relatively long time without drinking any water. Have large, tough lips enable them to pick at dry and thorny desert vegetation;
They Have Adapted Themselves In The 104°F Of Sahara Desert.
The desert hosts the highly feared deathstalker scorpion, the extremely venomous sand viper. Examples of desert animals include invertebrates such as scorpions and camel spiders; Other animals that can be found in a hot desert are scorpions tarantulas vultures coyotes rattlesnakes jackrabbits and lizards.
