Desert

When most people think of the desert, they think of camels, snakes and lizards as being the only animals that live in the desert. Really, there are many more animals living in the desert. There are coyotes, foxes, peccaries, tarantulas, scorpions, ring tailed cats, antelope, skunks, mule deer, boars, and in some places, lions and elephants. There is an abundance of small animals that support the deserts population of hawks, falcons, owls, roadrunners, buzzards, and eagles. Wood peckers make their homes in the large cactuses.

Desert plants have developed various ways to get as much water as possible and to reduce water loss.

The animals that live in the desert usually have special adaptations that allow them to 

survive the extreme temperatures and conditions that are present in a desert. A 

good example of an animal with special adaptations is the camel. A camel can drink 

very large amounts of water in one day or survive for a relatively long time without 

drinking any water.