There is plenty to do while you visit, you can go for a long ride on a camel, visit some sand dunes, and look at the wonderful wildlife in the Sahara. While you are visiting you may see the following animals below.
The deathstalker scorpion has a tiny pincer that is very dark. It's venom is so deadly it can kill a small child or an elderly person. So watch out!
A plant in the Sahara Desert is the yucca plant. The yucca plant has spikes that are shaped to direct rainfall and dew to the center of the plant. It is also a home to the yucca moth.
You may also see the screw horn antelope. The screw horn antelope is very fascinating because it gets all the water it needs by sucking the water from all the plants that it eats.
The cactus is a plant you might see on your vacation. The cactus
can store lots of water and has adapted the the hot conditions of the
desert.
can store lots of water and has adapted the the hot conditions of the
desert.
A camel is another animal you might see throughout your vacation. They are used to
the heat, they can last a long time without water, and are fit to travel across
the desert. So they are perfect for a long ride through the desert.
the heat, they can last a long time without water, and are fit to travel across
the desert. So they are perfect for a long ride through the desert.
Grass is another common plant in the Sahara Desert. Grass
is meant to live for a long time and it's roots reach far into the ground and get
water it needs.
is meant to live for a long time and it's roots reach far into the ground and get
water it needs.
The ostrich is an animal that lives in the Sahara Desert. The ostrich rarely strays away from watering holes, they often act as guards to nearby grazing herds, feed mostly on grass and bushes, and sometimes even small animals.
Shrubs are one of the many plants that live in the Sahara Desert. They grow roots that stay very close to the surface so they can get what little water is in the desert easily.
The yucca moth is another animal that lives in the Sahara. The yucca moth pollinates the yucca plants and in exchange the yucca plant is a home from the moth and protects it.
There are plenty of trees to one of them is the acacia tree. The acacia tree has roots and even though you can’t see them they have adapted so that they reach down to the moisture. The grow mainly in very damp valleys in the Sahara.
The barbary sheep lives in the Sahara. They are hard to find in the Sahara desert even though that is where it is from. It has a light, reddish-brown coat that blends well with the sandy rocks of the desert mountains.
The olive tree is among the many trees that are in the Sahara. The olive tree has adapted to the desert brutal climate.
Another animal that lives in the Sahara is the dorcas gazelle. They are not bothered by very hot temperatures, and dorcas gazelles are highly adapted to the desert. They can also go their entire lives without drinking water, because they get all of the moisture they need from the plants they eat.
A plant that lives in the Sahara is the doum palm. The doum palm grows very long roots to reach the was down in the ground. It grows near the Nile River and it's taste is similar to the gingerbread.
In the Sahara Desert there are many unique interactions between animals and plants, for example you may see a yucca moth and a yucca plant. The yucca plant is a desert plant that depends on special moths called yucca moths
to carry pollen from plant to plant and in exchange the yucca plant is a home for the yucca moth. This is unique because without each other neither organism would survive. Another relationship you may see is between the screw horn antelope and the plants it eats. The screw horn antelope sucks water out of desert grasses and other plants it
eats. Without the plants the screw horn antelope would have no food or drink.
to carry pollen from plant to plant and in exchange the yucca plant is a home for the yucca moth. This is unique because without each other neither organism would survive. Another relationship you may see is between the screw horn antelope and the plants it eats. The screw horn antelope sucks water out of desert grasses and other plants it
eats. Without the plants the screw horn antelope would have no food or drink.