Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

A very thirsty animal can drink 30 gallons of water in only 13 minutes. Other adaptations help dromedaries thrive in desert conditions. Their nostrils close to keep sand at bay, and they have ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees ... They changed the way they searched for animal carcasses to scavenge, for example.

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there? This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here.

This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the desert and how people, plants and animals adapt to the conditions. Students could be given a list of plants or animals and asked to ...