Desert+Animals

Most of the animals that can survive living in the deserts are animals that have the ability to burrow underground. Most animals that live in the desert are nocturnal. Jack Rabbits, an animal that inhabits all 4 deserts in the southwest, are animals that don't build nests. Another animal that lives in the desert is the Gray Fox The gray fox is an omnivore, it eats plants and animals, and it is smaller in size than a coyote. A Bobcat is 1/2 or 2 times bigger than a typical house cat, they are strict carnivores, meat eaters. The Reptiles that live in the deserts are cold blooded and don't have a constsnt body temperature.They are only able to limit the extent to actively regulate their body tempertautre. Animals get water from eating other animals, plants, or drinking from water holes. Some animals, like hares, have large ears densly populated by blood vessels to remove heat. Dogs and Cat species lack sweat glands so they remove heat by panting which causes them to lose alot of water so they are mostly found near permanent water holes.





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