Animals That Live In The Desert

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Animals that live in the desert. The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass. They are mostly omnivorous and they are closely related to the rats and mice which belong to the Muridae family. These animals include fennec foxes dung beetles Bactrian camels Mexican coyotes sidewinder snakes and thorny devil lizards.

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. Animals that live in deserts are called xecroyets and virtually all of them in one way or the other have evolved some form of adaptations to survive the unfavorable conditions of these habitats.

Reptiles such as the thorny devil Gila monster and sidewinder rattlesnake. Moreover what are three animals that live in the desert. Apart from the dromedary camel and goats the desert hosts the highly feared deathstalker scorpion the extremely venomous sand viper the elegant and fierce cheetah the graceful gazelles the swift-footed red-necked ostrich and other unique and magnificent species.

The most common desert rats in the wild are the kangaroo rats. A description of the conditions found in a desert habitat featuring the adaptations of the fringe-toed lizard and the camel to survive in this harsh environment. Other organisms although adapted more for a Mediterranean or tropical climate than an arid one have persisted in the Sahara mostly by sticking to its slightly more hospitable highlands and oases.

Gerbils keep themselves cool in underground holes. Mammals such as the fennec fox meerkat dromedary and Bactrian camel. Despite harsh conditions some animals thrive in hot dry desert climates.

Camels store fat which provides energy to camels during long treks. Adopting or rescuing an. Some types of the camel have two humps and others have one.