Desert
A desert is very dry. Animals here save water.
13 animals live here.
KangarooMammalA newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jellybean. It crawls into the pouch.
Black rhinocerosMammalA rhino horn is keratin, the same stuff as your hair and nails. It is not bone.
Dromedary camelMammalA camel's hump stores fat, not water.
DonkeyMammalA donkey is not a horse. Its ears are longer, and its voice is a bray.
MeerkatMammalMeerkats take turns watching for danger while others eat.
OstrichBirdAn ostrich cannot fly, but it runs very fast. Its eye is bigger than its brain.
EmuBirdAn emu cannot fly. The father sits on the eggs.
RattlesnakeReptileA rattlesnake shakes its tail to buzz. The rattle is made of the same stuff as your nails.
Leopard geckoReptileA leopard gecko has eyelids. Many other geckos do not.
Bearded dragonReptileIt puffs the spiky skin under its chin to look bigger.
Gila monsterReptileIt is one of the few lizards with venom. It stores fat in its tail.
Thorny devilReptileTiny grooves in its skin can carry water to its mouth.
ScorpionOther animalA scorpion glows under ultraviolet light. It is not an insect.