Desert flora & fauna

Presentation about desert plants and animals.

1. DESERT
FLORA AND FAUNA

2. •Deserts cover about a fifth of the earth's
surface and occur where rainfall is less than 50
cm/year!
•There are both hot and cold deserts. Antarctica
is the largest desert in the world, while the
Sahara in Africa is the largest of the hot deserts.
•Another type of desert is the coastal desert, for
example, the Atacama Desert in Chile.

3. •In the desert you will find many plants.
Deserts plants have many adaptations to
survive in such a dry environment. They
are good at storing and finding water.
The most common desert plant is the
cactus.
•Plants have adapted so that their roots
are shallow enough to reach the water of
a storm, or deep enough to access the
ground water.

4. Agave

5. Barrel Cactus

6. Joshua Tree

7. Ocotillo

8. Prickly Pear

9. Saguaro Cactus

10. Camel

11. Armadillo Lizard

12. Gila Monster

13. Thorny Devil

14. Sonoran Desert Toad

15. Desert Tortoise

16. Javelina

17. Dingo

18. Fennec Fox

19. Lappet-faced Vulture

20. Sidewinder Snake

21. •All the images have been taken from
Wikimedia Commons