In extreme desert conditions merciless sun is always in abundance.That there is a clear lack of, it's water.Sears heat and lack of moisture is not allowed to develop a rich flora, which directly affect the lives of all the inhabitants of this area.During the rainy season, which took about two months, provoking violent growth of vegetation and green carpet may appear even on the sand and clay surfaces.
During this period, the animals of the desert are developing their fertility violent activities.Mammals produce offspring, birds and reptiles acquire nests and lay eggs.
almost complete absence of moisture, temperature and harsh soil with almost no vegetation creates certain limitations.As animals adapted to desert conditions so unbearable?
times the temperature at the surface of the sand comes to nearly 90C.For the inhabitants of these places is an extremely serious problem.In addition, no animal is able to move a long overheating.Many of them are killed by exposure to the sun.
desert animals escape from the scorching heat in different shelters.Many reptiles, invertebrates and mammals find shelter among the rocks, digging holes, saving, and to hunt out late at night.Some species are able to fall into suspended animation, rodents and reptiles during the hottest time of the year hibernate.Some animals in the desert most of his life in general carried out under the ground.Most birds and ungulates migrate at this time in a less hot regions.Someone finds the shadow of bushes, and someone gets on a higher branch of the hot sand.
to tropical desert characterized jerboa, mole rats, voles family of meerkats, some species of hedgehogs, Fenech - small chanterelles.There are also large animals of the desert - the representatives of mammals desert cats, hyenas, cheetahs.The family is represented by hoofed donkeys, mountain sheep, antelopes, kulans, gazelles, goitered gazelles and, of course, ships of the desert - camels.
Dromedar or dromedary is the best adapted to the extreme conditions of the climate zone.These animals are well adapted to the desert because of its hump, which is composed of fat, representing its food resources.They move around a long time in the desert without water.This is facilitated by the hooves, which are great to navigate through quicksand.They are broad, flat, helping to move the animal, despite its impressive weight.
With thick lips and teeth are free to chew even the most rigid and thorny plants.Their life expectancy up to 50 years.
desert animals who prefer to hunt during the day, exert their activity only in the early morning, until the soil is not yet red-hot.Then they hide in shady places.
Every animal finds a suitable source of moisture.Birds fly over large areas in search of it, but for those who do not have such a possibility (antelope, sandstone, ground squirrels) extract it from the bulbs, rhizomes and green twigs.
desert animals have specific physiological characteristics and adapted to the careful use of water.In addition, each of which is adapted for movement on the hot and deep sand.Paws mammals strongly pubescent, thick rigid sole protects hair brush."Grebnepaly" and "boreal" jerboa precisely because such features were named.They run perfectly on the sand dunes.
for different deserts characterized by the predominance of certain animal species.For example, they are represented in the Sahara mongooses, desert hedgehogs, gerbils, sand foxes, jackals, weasels, baboons, hares and deer Strider, is home to about 300 species of birds.Unique Atacama Desert are inhabited by species of llama, some kinds of chinchillas, there you can find about 120 species of birds.
