Some bats hibernate in the winter, because there is no food around. They make a high-pitched sound, called sonar, that helps them flight at night.
Bats Classification
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Chiroptera ( hand wing )
Family- Craseonycteridae
Genus- ( numerous )
Species- ( numerous )
Bats Classification
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Chiroptera ( hand wing )
Family- Craseonycteridae
Genus- ( numerous )
Species- ( numerous )
The Desert Tortoise eats cactus, grasses, and wildlflowers from March until June. They store fat and water in their bodies and dig holes to live during the hot summers. They come out again in Autumn when it's cooler.
Desert Tortoise Adaptation
The Desert Tortoise can live in an area where the ground temperature is 140 degrees fahrenheit. The shell of the tortoise serves two purposes, one it protects itself from predators and two, it camouflages in its environment. Shelters are important for controlling the body temperature of a desert tortoise and water regulation. As it allows desert tortoises to slow their rate of heating in the summer and provide protection from the cold during the winter.
Desert Tortoise Adaptation
The Desert Tortoise can live in an area where the ground temperature is 140 degrees fahrenheit. The shell of the tortoise serves two purposes, one it protects itself from predators and two, it camouflages in its environment. Shelters are important for controlling the body temperature of a desert tortoise and water regulation. As it allows desert tortoises to slow their rate of heating in the summer and provide protection from the cold during the winter.
The Red Tail Hawk has the most thrilling rasping scream to catch a mate.
Coyotes live in a den or a hole, the den protects them from the heat and wind. Coyotes eat almost anything, they hunt during the day and at night.
The Joshua Tree in only found in the Mojave Desert, on sloops above 2,000 feet. The Joshua Tree got its name from the Mormon pioneers who thought the tree reminded them of Joshua in the Bible. The Joshua Tree has two root systems, one stores and has a bellyful of water, also develops bulbs.
The Creosote Bush grows in areas that are hot and dry, the soil can be almost pure sand. When the Creostoe Bush competes with another bush for water, it almost always wins. It looses moisture from its tiny curled leaves.
The Mojave Yucca is also called the Spanish Dagger, because of its long narrow leaves and needle-like points at the end. The Mojave Yucca grows to a height of 16 feet.
The Desert Paintbrush grows in dry open soil area, its common name is the Desert Indian Paintbrush.