Animals survivors
Few plants can survive in the desert
and so many animals are meat eaters.
Many deserts are also so hot that
a large number of animals retreat
underground during the day,
hunting at night.
Deserts of the world
A quarter of our world is made
up of hot deserts, the biggest
one being the Sahara Desert
in northern Africa.
Kalahari
Desert
Sonoran
Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara
Desert
Great Sandy
Desert
Atacama
Desert
Deserts are Earth’s driest places,
with hardly any rainfall. Many
of them are boiling hot – but
deserts can also be very cold
places, such as Antarctica.
Desert regions
How tall is the tallest cactus on record?
Ecosystems and habitats
Grey-banded king snake
Weird weather
During the day, many
deserts are scorchingly hot. At
night, they can get incredibly
cold. They often have huge
sandstorms – or snow storms.
Antarctica
