How do the desert animals adapt to the desert?

Answer 1

Adaptations that help animals survive in the desert include:

• some dig burrows which enable them to keep cool during the day: some of them even plug up the tunnel entrance to help keep out the heat
• some dig burrows to enable them to reach the water table under the desert
• many creatures do not need to actually drink water, but obtain their moisture needs from the foods they eat
• some have special adaptations, such as the Australian thorny devil, a lizard with sharp spikes which actually channel moisture to its mouth
• reptiles are cold-blooded, meaning they actually require the heat to warm them enough so they can move around and feed
• many creatures are active at night and in the early morning when it is cooler
• some reptiles, amphibians and arthropods remain dormant beneath the ground until the rains come, stimulating their breeding cycle
• many desert creatures have pale skin which does not absorb the heat as much
• some animals, such as camels, have special protective thick pads, or thick eyelashes that keep out the desert sand

they can withstand the day time heat or they are nocturnal. they can go with very little water for a very little time. lastly they usually live in an underground burrow
Some adaptations are change in skin, feather, or scale color and claws to grip on to stuff.
1.Abiity to store water.

2.Inability to sweat.

3.The legs developed in order to walk in the sand.
Desert animals are adapted to high temperatures hence they mostly have big ears or feet to dissipate heat easily . The monarch lizard changes it's legs from one to another after staying on the ground for some time
Shifting to a nocturnal schedule, drawing moisture from plants, but also learning to dig for underground moisture, decreased body weight, and thinner coat patterns (for the fur-bearing animals).
Well, they either fight to the death with other animals for food, shelter, and water; find water and eat other animals; or they don't adapt quick enough and die out.
thick lips for eating thistle, color of fur for sun reflection, broad hooves for walking in sand, and many others.
Each organism adapts differently. Most desert organisms are adapted to the heat and lack of water
Different animals have different adaptations, some are good at burrowing under the earth during the day, some can store fat (like camels) so they can go for weeks without eating, some are good at conserving/finding water.
they can withstand the day time heat or they are nocturnal. they can go with very little water for a very little time. lastly they usually live in an underground burrow
Some adaptations are change in skin, feather, or scale color and claws to grip on to stuff.
1.Abiity to store water.

2.Inability to sweat.

3.The legs developed in order to walk in the sand.
Desert animals are adapted to high temperatures hence they mostly have big ears or feet to dissipate heat easily . The monarch lizard changes it's legs from one to another after staying on the ground for some time
Shifting to a nocturnal schedule, drawing moisture from plants, but also learning to dig for underground moisture, decreased body weight, and thinner coat patterns (for the fur-bearing animals).
thick lips for eating thistle, color of fur for sun reflection, broad hooves for walking in sand, and many others.
Each organism adapts differently. Most desert organisms are adapted to the heat and lack of water
Different animals have different adaptations, some are good at burrowing under the earth during the day, some can store fat (like camels) so they can go for weeks without eating, some are good at conserving/finding water.
they can withstand the day time heat or they are nocturnal. they can go with very little water for a very little time. lastly they usually live in an underground burrow
Some adaptations are change in skin, feather, or scale color and claws to grip on to stuff.
1.Abiity to store water.

2.Inability to sweat.

3.The legs developed in order to walk in the sand.
Desert animals are adapted to high temperatures hence they mostly have big ears or feet to dissipate heat easily . The monarch lizard changes it's legs from one to another after staying on the ground for some time
Shifting to a nocturnal schedule, drawing moisture from plants, but also learning to dig for underground moisture, decreased body weight, and thinner coat patterns (for the fur-bearing animals).
There are lots of different adaptations that animals need to make to be able to survive in the desert. There are also some extremely important ones. Some of these extremely important are life depending ones.

Two of the most important ones are the following:

• Lack of water
• To be able to cope with the extremely high temperatures they get there

One of the ways the animals who live in the desert do this is by hiding in the shade and keeping as much of the heat off them as possible.

As there is not enough water they get most of their fluids from the following:

• Succulent plants
• Seeds
• The blood and body tissues of their prey

Other animals have certain parts of their body which helps them to not loose as much fluids as other animals might do.
thich pads on feet, big eyelashes, sandy colored fur, and thick fur, long legs, big coks
Store water(camel), large surface area on ground as to not sink(camel), use up less energy, urine contains less liquid, etc.....
Some adaptations include:

-storing water in their bodies (some lizards do it, they store water in their tails)

-Come out to feed when the temperatures aren't very high or low, and usually sleep during that time.

-Minimizing the loss of water (dry feces, urinate rarely, and through breathing as wel)

-Adapting to hyperthermia (being able to survive high temperatures).

-Getting rid of body heat through evapration. (Big ears in wild rabbits)
to be able to go long periods of time without any water or liquid and to survive the heat
Having large ears. they act as radiators. the blood that travels through the ears are cooled down. And be able to survive for long periods of time with little or no water at all.

Answer 2

There are many adaptations to a life in the desert (or more specifically a hot desert). One of the biggest adaptations is simply to be a nocturnal species. Even in a hot desert, the temperatures can drop below freezing at night, so an animal might make an underground burrow, sleep there until dusk, and come out later. In that case, they actually need to be adapted to the cold!

Another big adaptation is to have some way to lose excess heat, and a common method for that is having a large external surface area, often by way of the ears or folds in the skin. Jackrabbits, fennec foxes, elephants, and caracals all have large ears because the thin skin in their ears is full of blood vessels. The blood in their bodies cools down upon reaching their ears because it's easier to lose the heat through on thin layer of skin then through densely packed muscle. Elephants can also use their ears like a fan. Frilled lizards frills, in addition to frightening off predators also dissipate excess heat via a network of blood vessels in their frills.

Furred animals have fur on the undersides of their paws and growing between their toes to help protect their paw pads from searing desert sand and rock. Their fur covers their whole body to prevent sunburn, and provides insulation against both heat and cold. The skin of most desert creatures is tough and thick to prevent moisture loss.

Even if the animal is not nocturnal, they may spend a significant amount of time in shade under rocks and in crevices. Lizards and snakes need to sun themselves to keep warm, but also need to find shade or burrow to keep cool because they are cold blooded.

Another way to keep cool is to absorb heat into a different part of the body. A camel's hump in addition to storing fat also acts like a parasol and takes the brutal rays of the sun while keeping it there and away from the rest of the camel.

Most hot desert animals are light in colour both to blend in with their often sandy or rocky surroundings, and to reflect the sunlight rather than absorb it like a darker coat would.

lastly, body heat is harder to get rid of and easier to retain if you're a large animal, and you also need more water, so most desert dwelling creatures are fairly small.