Desert Animals and Plants | Desert Ecosystem | Desert Video for kids

Hello friends, today we will learn about

desert

animals

and

plants

. A

desert

is a place that receives 10 inches or less of rain in a year. Most deserts lose more moisture than they gain. Some deserts are actually very hot. The Sahara Desert can reach around 122 degrees. degrees fahrenheit the gobi desert and antarctica are very cold these places are deserts because they are very dry extreme temperatures combined with little rain or lack of water make life in the desert difficult for humans

animals

and

plants

animals and plants in the desert withstand extreme drought conditions in their own way let's learn about desert animals birds and plants animals that live in deserts have many special qualities and adaptations camels camels are called desert ships because they help in the transport its large legs help it run fast its hair reflects the sun's rays and stays cool its bushy eyelashes protect it from sand it can eat and drink in large quantities and store them as fat in its hump when food is not available the fat converts energy and water so that this herbivorous creature can live without water or food for many days meerkat these cute omnivorous animals live in the Kalahari Desert, the Namib Desert and in South Africa they dig large burrows to stay safe their brown and tan fur helps them to blend into the desert desert tortoise lives underground in holes this herbivore eats what is available in the desert an adult can live a year with less or no water found in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts fennek fox is the smallest of all the foxes in the world their fur keeps them cool this nocturnal animal sleeps underground densely to avoid the hot sun these omnivores need very little water examples of other desert animals coyote rattlesnakes zebra deer etc. woodpeckers roadrunners ostriches owls hawks and eagles are some desert birds that obtain moisture from fruits and nectar and insects or other prey there are several types of plants that grow in deserts around the world cactus the spines of a cactus help protect it its roots are spread out to collect water thick green stems produce food for plants but lose less water than leaves elephant tree grow on dry, rocky slopes of desert mountains can store water in thick trunks, lower limbs and desert wood sage have a layer waxy cuticle on its leaves that helps keep water in the plant and reduce transpiration. joshua tree these trees have very deep and wide root systems reaching up to 36 feet to get what water there is.

Some other trees found in the desert are vitex sisu brittle bush and soap tree yucca now you know a lot about the desert habitat please leave a like leave a comment share the

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