-And I'm Chris Sakmar, one of the naturalists here at the Spring Preserve. Today we're studying animal adaptations. -And how they survive in our extreme climate here in the Mojave Desert. ♪♪♪ Welcome ...

Spade-foot toads (Scaphiopus couchi) have been discovered recently in the Colorado Desert of California (Sonoran Desert), a region averaging approximately 2 1/2 inches of rainfall per year and having ...

Deserts are home to a variety of wildlife that have adapted to their environment, demonstrating resilience and adaptability. Unique adaptations enable desert mammals, invertebrates, reptiles, birds ...

Explore how some of the world's toughest animals have evolved to endure extreme desert conditions. From blistering heat to scarce water, these survivors showcase nature's most impressive adaptations.

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

Renal adaptations of desert vertebrates may involve regulation of urine osmolality and glomerular filtration rate. Changes in the latter may influence the former. Excretory end products of nitrogen ...

Every April for the past decade, systems biologist Rodrigo Gutiérrez has driven 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to reach one of the driest places on Earth: Chile’s Atacama Desert, parts of which ...

Over time, all living things such as plants and animals have changed or adjusted in different ways to suit their environment to help them survive. These special features are called adaptations. EMMET: ...

FLORENCE -- The Gila monster was stoic, Tracy and Shauna the black tailed prairie dogs were divas, and Mark the Harris' Hawk was more interested in scoping out the Shoals Christian School gym than ...