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Deserts! This map shows deserts from all around the world!

Many plants and animals have adapted to live in the desert.Here are a few of them- __The Saguaro Cactus__ can live up to 200 years. They absorb water through their tissue, and are 90% water. __The Chain Fruit Cholla__ is covered in spiny branches. It has pear-shaped fruits, and the branches break off and stick to you. __The Crimson Hedgehog__ cactus is a short plant that has hundreds of stems. It has scarlet flowers and saves water through a stomata. __The Ocotillo__ has adapted to the dry weather by shedding it's leaves. After that, the stalks/stems become woody and form spines. __ The Joshua Tree __ is covered with spines that shelter the tree from sunlight. __The Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus__ has fruits that store water in the dry season. __The Mojave Aster__ has small purple flowers. __The Jumping Cholla__ is covered with silvery spines. This helps keep things from eating it. __The Palo Verde__ is a yellow-looking shrub that's bark is studded with thorns. This plant is important for the shelter of small animals. __The Soaptree Yucca__ is 10-18 ft. tall. Inside the roots and trunk is a soapy substance that is used as a drink in droughts.



Animals of the Desert- __ The Thorny Devil __, __ The Sonoran Desert Toad __, __ The Fennec Fox __, __ The Camel __, __The Armadillo Lizard__, __ The Desert Bighorn Sheep, The Banded Gila Monster , The Cactus Ferruginoug Pygmy Owl , The Cactus Wren , and the Javelina. __ Humans have hurt the desert by hunting it's animals. We could help save the desert by conserving water and not hunting it's animals. This Website is by Katelyn Hammel and Jacob Miller.