DESERT

THORNY DEVIL

• Eats ants and termites
• Lives in Australia
• Lay eggs in November and December
• Baby Thorny Devils look the same as their parent

DINGO

• Eats large animals
• Lives in Australia
• Live and hunt in groups
• Babies stay with parents for about 2 months

DESERT LARK

• Eats seeds
• Lives in Africa and Afghanistan
• Camouflages with the soil
• Usually builds a nest up against a rock to block the wind

SIDEWINDER

• Eats small mammals
• Lives in southwestern U.S.
• It is nocturnal
• Takes other animal's burrows
• Moves sideways

GILA MONSTER

• Eats small mammals and eggs
• Lives in southwestern U.S.
• Lives under rocks and in burrows
• Lays eggs in fall and winter

SAGUARO CACTUS

• The stem holds all of the water
• Giant roots suck in water every time it rains
• We use its fruit for jam
• It grows in the Sonoran Desert

DRAGON TREE

• It's from the Canary Islands
• Its sap turns into a dark red
• People call the sap dragon blood
• The sap is used for fake stone in jewelry

DESERT SPOON

• Leaves store water in them
• The leaves can be turned into a basket
• Stem contains a surgery sap that can be made into a drink called sotol

ALOE

• Its waxy surface on the leaves keeps the water inside
• Its juice is used for medicine
• It helps soothe burns

BARREL CACTUS

• Its shape lets it expand when it rains and store water in its tissue
• It shrinks when its dry because it uses the stored water

DESERT LANDSCAPE