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    American Deserts Desert Habitats DK Find Out 3

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    The document provides information about desert habitats and the plants and animals found in deserts in Mexico and the southwestern United States. It notes that deserts are very dry places that can go years without rain. Despite the dry conditions, some deserts like those in Mexico and the US southwest can support life. Water is stored in cacti and other plants and supports animals like kangaroo rats, ground squirrels, and jackrabbits, which are prey for predators such as rattlesnakes, owls, and coyotes. Some distinctive desert plants and animals mentioned include the saguaro cactus, which can store over 1,000 kg of water, the gila woodpecker, gila monster

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    The document provides information about desert habitats and the plants and animals found in deserts in Mexico and the southwestern United States. It notes that deserts are very dry places that can go years without rain. Despite the dry conditions, some deserts like those in Mexico and the US southwest can support life. Water is stored in cacti and other plants and supports animals like kangaroo rats, ground squirrels, and jackrabbits, which are prey for predators such as rattlesnakes, owls, and coyotes. Some distinctive desert plants and animals mentioned include the saguaro cactus, which can store over 1,000 kg of water, the gila woodpecker, gila monster

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    The document provides information about desert habitats and the plants and animals found in deserts in Mexico and the southwestern United States. It notes that deserts are very dry places that can go years without rain. Despite the dry conditions, some deserts like those in Mexico and the US southwest can support life. Water is stored in cacti and other plants and supports animals like kangaroo rats, ground squirrels, and jackrabbits, which are prey for predators such as rattlesnakes, owls, and coyotes. Some distinctive desert plants and animals mentioned include the saguaro cactus, which can store over 1,000 kg of water, the gila woodpecker, gila monster

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    The document provides information about desert habitats and the plants and animals found in deserts in Mexico and the southwestern United States. It notes that deserts are very dry places that can go years without rain. Despite the dry conditions, some deserts like those in Mexico and the US southwest can support life. Water is stored in cacti and other plants and supports animals like kangaroo rats, ground squirrels, and jackrabbits, which are prey for predators such as rattlesnakes, owls, and coyotes. Some distinctive desert plants and animals mentioned include the saguaro cactus, which can store over 1,000 kg of water, the gila woodpecker, gila monster

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    Roadrunner Jackrabbit

    American desert Gila woodpecker Gila monster Saguaro

    Deserts are the world’s driest places. Bobcat Coyote


    Some are hot while others are
    bitterly cold. Some may get no rain Great horned owl
    at all for many years, making them
    almost lifeless. The deserts found in
    Mexico and the southwest USA are
    not as dry as others, and can support
    more life. The rainwater is soaked up
    by cacti and other plants, which are
    eaten by animals such as kangaroo
    rats, ground squirrels, and
    Prickly pear
    jackrabbits. These in turn provide Globemallow
    Ground
    prey for hunting rattlesnakes, owls, squirrel Organ pipe
    and coyotes. cactus Desert Collared lizard
    tortoise
    Kangaroo rat
    A big saguaro cactus can Western diamondback
    store 2,200lb (1,000kg) rattlesnake

    of water in its flesh.


    That’s the weight of a
    small car.

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