Mojave Desert Animals Adaptations

Animals survive in deserts by living underground or resting in burrows during the heat of.

Mojave desert animals adaptations. The native range of Californias threatened desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii includes the Mojave and Colorado deserts. The Mojave Desert is an environment of extreme heat poor soil nutrients limited soil water-holding capacity andworst of alllittle water. Nocturnal behavior wherein certain species of animals only leave their dwelling at night.

And living in a burrow. They are strict vegetarians. - Eats grasses cacti and wildflowers DID YOU KNOW.

People that live in the desert Traditional adaptations to arid conditions. A light-colored coat to reflect heat. Nocturnal behavior wherein certain species of animals only leave their dwelling at night.

Many desert animals avoid the heat of the desert by simply staying out of it as much as possible. Adaptations help desert animals to acquire and retain water and to regulate body temperatures which helps them to survive in the harsh conditions of the desert. Some animals survive only in the Mojave Desert these are called endemic species.

The kidneys of desert animals concentrate urine so that they excrete less water. The ability either to store water or to survive on very little water. Animals such as the kit fox have special adaptations for living in the desert.

Despite the harsh conditions its estimated that around 2000 species of plants and over 600 species of animals inhabit the Mojave Desert. Even when rains come to the Mojave often a great amount of water falls in a very short time onto ground so dry that the rain runs off quickly washing away skimpy desert soil in the process. The desert tortoise has adapted for desert existence by storing up to a liter of water in its urinary bladder.