Exploring Desert Animals
- 2. Badger These incredible diggers are part of the weasel family.
- 3. Big Horn Sheep Males have massive curved horns and females have thinner shorter horns without large curves.
- 4. Bobcat They get their name from there short tail and bobbing walk.
- 5. Dromedary Camel Have one hump composed of fat which stores food for times of need.
- 6. Coyote Do not have large pack like wolves.
- 7. East African Crowned Crane Their “crown” is stiff gold feathers.
- 8. Sicilian Donkeys These type of donkeys have a cross-shaped marking on their back.
- 9. Great Egret They fly with their neck pulled back in a S curve.
- 10. Giraffe They are the tallest mammal on Earth and their legs are taller than many humans!
- 11. Nigerian Dwarf Goat They are the only true mini goat of the dairy type and character.
- 12. Black-Crowned Night Heron They are nocturnal feeders.
- 13. Jaguar Recognized by distinct black spots and rings all over their body.
- 14. Mexican Wolf Small subspecies of the gray wolf.
- 15. Arabian Oryx Called the “unicorn of the desert” because when you look at them from a side it looks like they have one horn.
- 16. Ostrich This flightless bird can run up to 40 mph.
- 17. Javelinas (Collared Peccaries) They look like pigs but are not true pigs. Pigs=Old World Peccary=New World Species
- 18. Roadrunner They can fly but prefer to run or walk.
- 19. Serval One of the small to medium sized African cat that can jump 10ft.
- 20. Yellow Billed Stork They are know to have the quickest muscular reflex of the neck allowing them to secure their prey.
- 21. Turkey Vulture They are extraordinary carrion eater.
- 22. Warthog They live in burrows.
- 23. Zebra One male will defend small territory with a watering hole and females mate with the resident male.
- 24. Digital Photography By Samantha Barrientos 2014© The Living Desert Palm Desert, CA Special Thanks To: The Living Desert©