Animals in the Desert
Cooling Down
Problem:
• The desert is very hot during the day
Over 100 degrees
How do animals stay cool?
desert
day time
very hot
The desert is very hot in the day time
.
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desert
day time
very hot
animals
keep
cool
Animals must keep cool in the desert
.
Many animals sleep in burrows or
caves during the day
• It is much cooler beneath the sand or in a cave
• the animals sleep all day and come out to hunt
at night when it is cool
desert
day time
very hot
animals
keep
cool
day
Burrows
or caves
cool sleep
Some animals sleep during the day in burrows or caves
.
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Some animals grow big ears
•
big ears have many blood vessels
• the blood vessels release heat
desert
day time
very hot
animals
keep
cool
day
Burrows
or caves
cool sleep
ears
big
blood
vessels
lose
heat
BloodOther
vessels
in biggrow
ears help
animals
animals
big ears
that lose
lose heat
heat
..
Snakes find shade in the rocks or behind
trees
desert
day time
very hot
animals
keep
cool
day
Burrows
or caves
cool sleep
ears
big
shade
lose rocks
trees
blood heat
vessels
snakes
Animals like snakes find shade under rocks and trees
.
• birds open their beaks and pant like a dog
• the feathers also protect them from the
sun
• they fly high where the air is cooler
desert
day time
very hot
animals
keep
cool
day
beaks feathers
Burrows
or caves
cool sleep
birds
ears
big
blood
vessels
shade
pant
rocks
lose
protect
trees
heat
Birds pant through their beaks and have feathers that protect them
from the hot sun
.
desert
day time
very hot
animals
keep
cool
day
beaks feathers
Burrows
or caves
cool sleep
birds
ears
big
blood
vessels
fly
shade
cooler
pant
high
lose rocks trees
protect
heat
Many birds can fly very high where the air is cooler
.
Keeping Cool in the Desert
The desert is very hot in the day time. Animals must
keep cool in the desert. Some animals sleep during the day
in burrows or caves. Other animals grow big ears that lose
heat. Animals like snakes find shade under rocks and trees.
Birds pant through their beaks and have feathers that
protect them from the hot sun. Many birds can fly very
high where the air is cooler.
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