Read on to find out more about desert animals you didn’t know existed. Hyrax In the deserts of East Africa, this yellow, gray-brown mammal scurries through the desert.

For each habitat, this resource, which is tailored to younger elementary students, provides a daily lesson plan, vocabulary ...

Like Banchero, warm-blooded animals cool off by evaporating water, either by sweating or panting. Under normal circumstances, animals have water in their bodies to spare. But in the desert, it’s a hot ...

7. The Camel Is a Living Desert Adaptation. 8. Camels Aren’t the Only Animals That Store Fat for Desert Survival. 9. Can’t Find Food? Toughen Up! 10. The Sand Grouse Can Carry Water In Its ...

Types of Deserts. There are 5 main types of deserts, each with unique characteristics and origins. 1. Tropical Desert. At the equator, the air is hot, so it moves towards the poles on both sides ...

Desert tortoises are sensitive to global warming, residential sprawl and other human encroachment on their habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated tortoise populations fell by ...

Amargosa voles are highly specialized animals, requiring specific conditions to thrive. “Amargosa voles live nowhere else on Earth, except these unique Mojave Desert marshes fed by natural springs and ...

The Mountains and Desert habitat reopened Thursday after being closed for two years due to renovations. Thirteen new species, including the Texas horned lizard, are now on exhibit.

Animals like Gila monsters, javelinas and coyotes depend on this desert to keep their species alive but all of them will be seeing some changes if temperatures continue to warm.

Desert ants have outstanding navigational skills. They live in the saltpans of North Africa, an extremely inhospitable environment. To find food for their nest mates, foraging ants have to walk ...