Guests at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens are asked to be on the lookout for the "very clever" bat-eared fox, who escaped ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

A very thirsty animal can drink 30 gallons of water in only 13 minutes. Other adaptations help dromedaries thrive in desert conditions. Their nostrils close to keep sand at bay, and they have ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees ... They changed the way they searched for animal carcasses to scavenge, for example.

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

From hiking trails to giraffe feeding, watching wallabies or learning about wildlife, Southern California's Living Desert Zoo And Gardens has an adventure for everyone.

This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the desert and how people, plants and animals adapt to the conditions. Students could be given a list of plants or animals and asked to ...