9. Some of the plants in the desert are:
Barrel cactus, Brittle brush, Joshua
tree, ocotillo, chainfruit choola,
creosote brush, desert ironwood,
jumping choola, Palo verda, pancake
prickly pear cactus, saguaro cactus,
soap-tree yucca, crimson hedgehog
cactus, triangle leaf bursage, mojave
aster and the popcorn flower!
10. Joshua tree!
The Joshua tree is very tall and
looks quite prickly!
Some of them are a little bit bent
over because of the heat. It is one
of the most recognisable trees.
11. Popcorn
flower!
The Popcorn flower is NOT made of
popcorn! It is a white flower. With a
yellow middle. It looks just like a
usual flower, it’s the name that
fascinates people!
13. Some of the animals that live in the
desert are, meerkat, black-tailed
jack rabbit, kangaroo rat, fennec
fox, spotted hyena, ostrich, road
runner, blue tonged lizard and a
desert toad!
14. Meerkat!
Meerkats are very tall and can
stand up on 2 feet. They are
light brown and it’s body
temperature is higher than the
Elephants. The meerkat loses
about 5% of there weight over
night!
15. Road runner!
The Road runner can run so
fast it could catch a rattle
snake! It is one of the most
famous desert birds. They
mostly eat small birds and
snakes!
