Desert Animals
Animals in the Desert Biome
Desert Animals: Mammals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects, Spiders, Invertebrates
The desert is a challenging environment for all the organisms in its biome. Animals, however, have a special problem. Their life processes cannot function if their body temperatures exceed a certain range. Death will ensue. The animals that live, and even thrive in the desert have developed behavioral and anatomical characteristics that help them cope with extreme heat and water scarcity.
Desert Animal Adaptations
How desert plants and animals are classified.
Desert Animals - Reptiles
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Desert Animals - Insects, Spiders, Invertebrates
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Mammals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects, Spiders, Invertebrates
General Information
Animal
Classification:
Putting the Plants and Animals in Their
Places.
Spotting Sonoran Desert Wildlife
Desert Food Chain: An Introduction
Spring Rattles In:
Rattlesnake Season
Debunking Myths About Rattlesnakes, Scorpions and Tartantulas.
Common Reptiles of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Cetaceans: Marine Mammals in the Sea of Cortez
Hantavirus: Virus Carried by Deer Mice
Looking for Birds in the Southwest? Follow the Water
Videos of Desert Animals
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