300 WORDS ABOUT DESERTANIMALS
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What do you do when it's really hot outside? Maybe you swim or stay in the cool air conditioning. What about when you're really thirsty? Do you get a glass of water or a drink from the refrigerator? These are ways people cope with being hot and needing water, but what do animals do with the same needs? Well, they look to their environment for help.
Let's think about animals that live in places with not much water at all, which are called deserts. A desert is an area where less than 20 inches of rain falls a year. That's not very much, which means deserts are very dry places.
Animals living in deserts have special qualities, or adaptations, that allow them to live in harsh temperatures and use less water. Let's learn about desert animals by talking about the four types of deserts they live in.
Animals in Hot and Dry Deserts
In hot and dry deserts, like in Arizona, Ethiopia, and Australia, temperatures are very hot for part of the year. The ground is rocky, but lots of plants can still grow, like small bushes and cactus.
Animals use these plants for eating and shelter. Cactus wrens, for instance, build grassy nests inside cacti. They eat the many insects found in hot, dry deserts, like grasshoppers, beetles, and ants. And they watch out for desert animals that want to eat them, like coyotes, hawks, and foxes. All of these animals live well in hot temperatures without much water.
Let's think about animals that live in places with not much water at all, which are called deserts. A desert is an area where less than 20 inches of rain falls a year. That's not very much, which means deserts are very dry places.
Animals living in deserts have special qualities, or adaptations, that allow them to live in harsh temperatures and use less water. Let's learn about desert animals by talking about the four types of deserts they live in.
Animals in Hot and Dry Deserts
In hot and dry deserts, like in Arizona, Ethiopia, and Australia, temperatures are very hot for part of the year. The ground is rocky, but lots of plants can still grow, like small bushes and cactus.
Animals use these plants for eating and shelter. Cactus wrens, for instance, build grassy nests inside cacti. They eat the many insects found in hot, dry deserts, like grasshoppers, beetles, and ants. And they watch out for desert animals that want to eat them, like coyotes, hawks, and foxes. All of these animals live well in hot temperatures without much water.
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