How do animals find water in the Sahara desert?

Answer 1

Some animals can get water from cacti like the prickly pear. They have lots of water and juice inside them, so if an animal can break it open without getting hurt on the spines, it has water. ---- Most of the desert animals do not need to drink water, but obtain sufficient moisture from the foods they eat, even if their diet consists of mainly insects or seeds and grasses. Some desert animals burrow down deep to find water, and these burrows also protect them from the heat of the desert sun. Others are specifically "shaped" to collect water. For example, the body of the thorny devil in Australia is completely covered in sharp spikes which actually collect the moisture that condenses in the early morning (or the occasional rains) and channel it directly down towards its mouth.

Answer 2

They can get the water they need to survive from a variety of sources. Many animals drink the water that are found in cactus, however these animals have to have certain adaptations that allow them to bypass the sharp thorns a cactus has for the reason of keeping animals away. There are watering holes which animals drink from, however these watering holes can not last forever. There is also rainfall which can be a source of water, but in a desert rainfall is never a certain thing.

Answer 3

Firstly, desert animals (and also like desert plants), are adapted in special ways to live in the dry, hot, desert environment.

Secondly, they stay as cool as possible by going underground.

Thirdly, they get their water when they need it from the food they eat such as green leaves (which holds lots of water) and from the fluids of animals they eat. Rodent rats, for example, are able to make water inside their bodies while digesting their food. This is known as metabolic water which is enough for them to survive.

Answer 4

Desert animals get water their their food. Some animals never drink water.

Answer 5

Lots of animals get their water from cacti or the other animals they eat. Some desert animals have adaptions (like the camel) so they can store water for long periods of time.

Answer 6

Animals may dig for water or may get it from cactus or other desert plants.

Answer 7

Some are able to obtain water from the food they eat. Others drink from rivers or at an oasis in the desert.