Learn about desert habitats and the animals that live there with these interactive learning resources for KS1 Science students aged 5-7 from BBC Bitesize.

Desert habitats are incredibly hot and dry places but some animals and plants can survive there! Find out more in this Bitesize Primary KS1 Science guide.

But the delicate balance of life in desert habitats is under threat as a result of prolonged drought and rapidly warming temperatures wrought by climate change.. When animals face a challenge in ...

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 ...

18 August 2007David Tusing ventures into the desert with a team of conservationists on a mission to rehabilitate animals that are being forced out of their habitat. There he meets a man who has ...

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 ...

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 ...