Desert Animals

All desert animals struggle

• to survive in harsh conditions

• to get sleep

• to win

• to get food

Some animals are predators as......

• they are hunters

• they prey on other animals

• they are victimised

• they hibernate

Gerbils spend the hottest part of the day.....

• under trees

• in the valleys

• in cool underground burrows

• in water

Camels get the necessary water...

• from the desert plants

• from mirages eat

• from their humps

• from the body

The camel’s hump is...

• full of water

• full of food

• full of fat

• full of carbohydrates

The word ‘forage’ means....

• search for food

• search for the birds

• search for work

• search for water

Some animals are dangerous....

• only when they are threatened

• because of the non-poisonous

• for they are attackers

• for they are mammals

Deserts experience rains....

• Very little

• enough to water plants

• no rains at all

• normal

Mongooses have the habit of hunting...

• alone

• in group

• in day

• None

Mangoose kill snakes as....

• they are more poisonous

• they are stronger

• they react very quickly

• snakes fear them