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The Desert. Presenters. Ayana Ramsey John Jones Nicole Davis Armon White Cartrell Wright Rashawn Cannon. Habitat. Deserts cover 1/5 of the Earth’s surface. Any area that receives less than 10 inches per year is considered a desert. A desert can be cold or hot.
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Presenters • Ayana Ramsey • John Jones • Nicole Davis • Armon White • Cartrell Wright • Rashawn Cannon
Habitat • Deserts cover 1/5 of the Earth’s surface. • Any area that receives less than 10 inches per year is considered a desert. • A desert can be cold or hot. • Animals use many adaptations to live in these dry habitats.
Animal King Cobra Snake, Peregrine Falcon, Fennic Fox, Dingo, Przewalski's Horse, and the Great Mouse-Tailed Bat
King Cobra Snake • It is a reptile. • The King Cobra Snake lives in the desert. • It weighs up to 20 pounds. • They lay 20-40 eggs in a nest. • The father guards the nest. • Cobras eat birds, fish, frogs, toads, lizards, eggs and chicks raided from poultry houses, in addition to small mammals such as rabbits and rats, and even other snakes. • Cobras typically live to 20 years old or more in the wild.
Peregrine Falcon • Peregrine Falcons are birds. • Peregrine falcons are carnivores. • Their wingspan is 3.3 to 3.6 feet long. • The female lays 3 to 5 eggs. • They usually nest on cliffs. • Raccoons and great-horned owls occasionally take eggs or chicks from the nests.
Dingo • A dingo is a mammal. • They are pack animals. • They are found in Australia and Southeast Asia. • They eat rabbits, rodents, birds, and lizards. Dingoes will will eat fruits and plants. • Female dingoes breed once per year and have up to 5 puppies. • They weigh up to 33 pounds. • Dingoes are 3.5 to 4 feet long.
Fennec Fox • The Fennec Fox is the smallest of all the world’s foxes. • It is an omnivore • They live in small communities of 10 individuals. • They weigh between 2-3 pounds. • They have thickly padded paws to protect their feet from the hot sand. • Their ears are 6 inches long, so they can hear very well. • They have up to 2 pups.
Przewalski's Horse • One of the last surviving subspecies of wild horses. • They are 12-14 hands tall. • They weigh 440-750 pounds • Mares give birth to single foals. • These wild horses are mammals and herbivores.
Great Mouse-Tailed Bat • They are mammals that fly. • They eat flying insects. • They weigh 6-4 grams. • They have 1-2 young per year. • They have a tail nearly as long as its body.
References • www.nationalgeographic.com • http://www.zoo-zoom.com/Fennec%20Fox.htm • www.enchantedlearning.com • http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/bat.htm