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Desert Animals

Explore animals of the desert — camels, fennec foxes, scorpions, rattlesnakes, meerkats — and understand how desert animals survive extreme heat and lack of water through being active at night, storing water or fat, burrowing underground d…

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Question 1 of 3

Which group lists four animals that live in the desert?

Question 2 of 3

Sam is writing a short report about a desert skunk that comes out at night, can hold water in its tail, and lives in a burrow underground. To explain how this skunk survives the desert, Sam must mention two different adaptations. Which pair of adaptations should Sam include?

Question 3 of 3

Which pair of adaptations best explains how desert animals stay cool and keep water from disappearing during the hottest part of the day?

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