Animals in the Desert

1. Animals in the Desert Cooling Down

2. Problem: • The desert is very hot during the day Over 100 degrees How do animals stay cool?

3. desert day time very hot . The desert is very hot in the day time

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5. desert day time animals keep cool very hot . Animals must keep cool in the desert

6. Many animals sleep in burrows or caves during the day

7. It is much cooler beneath the sand or in a cave • the animals sleep all day and come out to hunt at night when it is cool

8. desert day time animals keep cool very hot Burrows or caves day cool sleep . Some animals sleep during the day in burrows or caves

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10. Some animals grow big ears • big ears have many blood vessels • the blood vessels release heat

11. desert day time animals keep cool very hot Burrows or caves ears big day lose heat cool sleep blood vessels . . Blood vessels in big ears help animals lose heat Other animals grow big ears that lose heat

12. Snakes find shade in the rocks or behind trees

13. desert day time animals keep cool very hot Burrows or caves ears shade lose heat rocks big day cool sleep trees blood vessels snakes . Animals like snakes find shade under rocks and trees

14. birds open their beaks and pant like a dog • the feathers also protect them from the • sun • they fly high where the air is cooler

15. desert day time animals birds keep cool beaks feathers very hot Burrows or caves ears shade pant big rocks day lose heat protect cool sleep trees blood vessels Birds pant through their beaks and have feathers that protect them from the hot sun .

16. desert day time animals birds keep cool fly beaks feathers very hot Burrows or caves ears shade cooler pant high big rocks day lose heat protect cool sleep trees blood vessels . Many birds can fly very high where the air is cooler

17. Keeping Cool in the Desert The desert is very hot in the day time. Animals must keep cool in the desert. Some animals sleep during the day in burrows or caves. Other animals grow big ears that lose heat. Animals like snakes find shade under rocks and trees. Birds pant through their beaks and have feathers that protect them from the hot sun. Many birds can fly very high where the air is cooler.

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