Cold Desert Animals Adaptations

They have a long narrow bodies and scaly skin that protects them.

Cold desert animals adaptations. Thorns and thin spiky or glossy leaves to reduce water loss. Like animals in any other desert the animals in the cold desert need specific adaptations to survive in the harsh conditions of the cold deserts like Antarctic and Gobi. How do animals adapt in cold desert.

Plant and animal bodies are made up of a number of complex biological processes which take place within a narrow range of temperatures. 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. Have large bat-like ears radiate body heat and help keep them cool.

How do animals survive in the desert Behavioral adaptations. Many desert animals avoid the heat of the desert by simply staying out of it as much as possible. But mammals are more likely to appear in cold deserts.

Adaption to nocturnal life The average daytime temperatures in the desert often exceed more than 38C. Small mammals such as kangaroo rats kangaroo mice pocket mice grasshopper mice antelope ground squirrels badger kit fox and coyote as well as several lizards all dig burrows to wait out the cold weather. Desert animals have evolved ways to help them keep cool and use less water.

The ability either to store water or to survive on very little water. Desert animal adaptations include. Have light coloured fur to reflect sunlight and keep their bodies cools.

They hang down from the upper jaw forming the two uprights of a triangle with the lower jaw being the flat third side. Common adaptations include modified exoskeleton camouflaging and burrowing. Large ears for dissipating body heat.