Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

Food – The things an animal or plant eats and takes nutrition from. Desert habitat – Where an animal or plant lives in the hot and sandy desert landscape.

Reptiles in open habitats evolved brighter colors over time. This helped them reflect sunlight and survive climate change.

Grazing animals can destroy many desert plants and ... Off-road vehicles, when used irresponsibly, can cause irreparable damage to desert habitats. Oil and gas production may disrupt sensitive ...

Despite their dainty appearance, desert kit foxes are hardy animals, well adapted for living in the hot, harsh desert habitat from which they never stray. This cat-sized kit fox subspecies has long, ...

is an ambitious undertaking that is envisioned to both protect irreplaceable desert habitats, plants, animals and ecological processes and allow for the development of a significant amount of ...

But the Living Desert says within the next few weeks, the netting will be removed, and several birds will be reintroduced to their habitats. "We are going to be, opening up our bird habitats ...