A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. Learn about desert plants, animals, and geology; learn the history of the people and civilizations who lived and still persist in the desert bio-me.
Animal and reptiles found in deserts are, rabbit, camels, orxy, kangaroo, toad, horse, gerenuk, ground squirrel, other warm and cold blooded animals, snails, steppe eagle, rodents.
The animals that live in the desert usually have special adaptations that allow them to survive the extreme temperatures and conditions that are present in a desert.
The Barrel cactus is found in the Mojave, Sonora, and the Chihuahua deserts. These deserts are found in the land of Speedy and the Roadrunner, Arizona, California, Texas, and Central Mexico. The barrel cactus grows in the desert washes and slopes, but can also be spotted growing along canyon walls.
