This document provides information about various animals that can be found in desert environments, including camels, coyotes, donkeys, giraffes, goats, herons, jaguars, oryx, ostriches, peccaries, roadrunners, servals, storks, vultures, warthogs, and zebras. It describes some of their distinguishing physical characteristics such as humps, horns, spots, or flight abilities. It also credits the photographer and thanks the Living Desert for their support.

1. Exploring Desert
Animals

2. Badger
These incredible diggers are part of the weasel family.

3. Big Horn Sheep
Males have massive curved horns and females have thinner shorter horns without large curves.

4. Bobcat
They get their name from there short tail and bobbing walk.

5. Dromedary Camel
Have one hump composed of fat which stores food for times of need.

6. Coyote
Do not have large pack like wolves.

7. East African Crowned Crane
Their “crown” is stiff gold feathers.

8. Sicilian Donkeys
These type of donkeys have a cross-shaped marking on their back.

9. Great Egret
They fly with their neck pulled back in a S curve.

10. Giraffe
They are the tallest mammal on Earth and their legs are taller than many humans!

11. Nigerian Dwarf Goat
They are the only true mini goat of the dairy type and character.

12. Black-Crowned Night Heron
They are nocturnal feeders.

13. Jaguar
Recognized by distinct black spots and rings all over their body.

14. Mexican Wolf
Small subspecies of the gray wolf.

15. Arabian Oryx
Called the “unicorn of the desert” because when you look at them from a side it looks like they have one horn.

16. Ostrich
This flightless bird can run up to 40 mph.

17. Javelinas (Collared Peccaries)
They look like pigs but are not true pigs.
Pigs=Old World Peccary=New World Species

18. Roadrunner
They can fly but prefer to run or walk.

19. Serval
One of the small to medium sized African cat that can jump 10ft.

20. Yellow Billed Stork
They are know to have the quickest muscular reflex of the neck allowing them to secure their prey.

21. Turkey Vulture
They are extraordinary carrion eater.

22. Warthog
They live in burrows.

23. Zebra
One male will defend small territory with a watering hole and females mate with the resident male.

24. Digital Photography By
Samantha Barrientos 2014©
The Living Desert
Palm Desert, CA
Special Thanks To:
The Living Desert©