Desert animals adaptations

Question 1

Fennec fox (3)

Answer 1

• Nocturnal: to save energy
• In burrow during the day: to escape the heat
• Big ears: providing a high surface area to lose heat.

Question 2

Lizards and snakes (2)

Answer 2

• Camaflouge: to avoid predators
• Able to tolerate high body temperatures

Question 3

Camels (3)

Answer 3

• Storage for large amounts of fat in their humps: so they can break it down into water
• Triple eyelids, long lashes, close their nose: for sandstorms
  -Large flat feet: high surface area to spread their weight