The Desert

Presenters

Ayana Ramsey

John Jones

Nicole Davis

Armon White

Cartrell Wright

Rashawn Cannon

Deserts cover 1/5 of the Earth’s surface.Any area that receives less than 10 inches per year is considered a desert.A desert can be cold or hot.Animals use many adaptations to live in these dry habitats.

King Cobra Snake, Peregrine Falcon, Fennic Fox, Dingo, Przewalski's Horse, and the

Great Mouse-Tailed Bat

Animal King Cobra Snake

King Cobra Snake

It is a reptile.

The King Cobra Snake lives in the desert.

It weighs up to 20 pounds.

They lay 20-40 eggs in a nest.

The father guards the nest.

Cobras eat birds, fish, frogs, toads, lizards, eggs and chicks raided from poultry houses, in addition to small mammals such as rabbits and rats, and even other snakes.

Cobras typically live to 20 years old or more in the wild.

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcons are birds.Peregrine falcons are carnivores.Their wingspan is 3.3 to 3.6 feet long.The female lays 3 to 5 eggs.They usually nest on cliffs.Raccoons and great-horned owls occasionally take eggs or chicks from the nests.

Dingo

A dingo is a mammal.They are pack animals.They are found in Australia and Southeast Asia.They eat rabbits, rodents, birds, and lizards. Dingoes will will eat fruits and plants.Female dingoes breed once per year and have up to 5 puppies.They weigh up to 33 pounds.Dingoes are 3.5 to 4 feet long.

Fennec Fox

The Fennec Fox is the smallest of all the world’s foxes.It is an omnivoreThey live in small communities of 10 individuals.They weigh between 2-3 pounds.They have thickly padded paws to protect their feet from the hot sand.Their ears are 6 inches long, so they can hear very well.They have up to 2 pups.

Przewalski's Horse

One of the last surviving subspecies of wild horses.They are 12-14 hands tall.They weigh 440-750 pounds Mares give birth to single foals.These wild horses are mammals and herbivores.

Great Mouse-Tailed Bat

They are mammals that fly.

They eat flying insects.

They weigh 6-4 grams.

They have 1-2 young per year.

They have a tail nearly as long as its body.

References

www.nationalgeographic.com

http://www.zoo-zoom.com/Fennec%20Fox.htm

www.enchantedlearning.com

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/bat.htm