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Thousands of years ago, the Sahara had enough water so that people and animals could survive. Evidence shows that the area was able to support river animals, for example: crocodiles. Fossils of dinosaurs were found in the desert as well.
Prehistoric rock paintings also represent cattle, giraffes, elephants and lions that roamed a once-lush Sahara.
Today, there is almost no water or vegetation to sustain life in most parts of the Sahara.
Camels arrived in the desert around 200 A.D.
Rodents, snakes and scorpions prosper in the desert environment. The desert is home to the deathstalker scorpion, which can be nearly 4 inches in length. Its dangerous venom contains large amounts of agitoxin and scyllatoxin.
Among the 40-plus species of rodents in the Sahara is the jerboa, related to the mouse, rat and squirrel. The jerboa hides underneath the desert's sands to more humid soils so it does not overheat.
The Addax nasomaculatus, also known as the screwhorn antelope, is the Sahara's largest indigenous mammal. It travels in herds throughout the Western Sahara, Mauritania and Chad. Instead of drinking water, it sucks moisture from the desert grasses and bushes.
Jackals and hyenas are some of the carnivores that go about the Sahara. The Mall Fennec Fox is another carnivore that makes home in tunnels in the sand dunes during the day and comes out at night eat.
INFORMATION FROM: http://www.livescience.com/23140-sahara-desert.html
Prehistoric rock paintings also represent cattle, giraffes, elephants and lions that roamed a once-lush Sahara.
Today, there is almost no water or vegetation to sustain life in most parts of the Sahara.
Camels arrived in the desert around 200 A.D.
Rodents, snakes and scorpions prosper in the desert environment. The desert is home to the deathstalker scorpion, which can be nearly 4 inches in length. Its dangerous venom contains large amounts of agitoxin and scyllatoxin.
Among the 40-plus species of rodents in the Sahara is the jerboa, related to the mouse, rat and squirrel. The jerboa hides underneath the desert's sands to more humid soils so it does not overheat.
The Addax nasomaculatus, also known as the screwhorn antelope, is the Sahara's largest indigenous mammal. It travels in herds throughout the Western Sahara, Mauritania and Chad. Instead of drinking water, it sucks moisture from the desert grasses and bushes.
Jackals and hyenas are some of the carnivores that go about the Sahara. The Mall Fennec Fox is another carnivore that makes home in tunnels in the sand dunes during the day and comes out at night eat.
INFORMATION FROM: http://www.livescience.com/23140-sahara-desert.html
THIS IS THE DEATHSTALKER SCORPIONhttp://wildlifeanimalz.blogspot.com/2012/11/Deathstalker-Scorpions.html
THIS IS THE JERBOAhttp://www.factzoo.com/mammal/jerboa-long-legged-desert-rodent.html
THIS IS THE ADDAX NASOMACULATUS http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Addax
THIS IS THE JACKALhttp://a-z-animals.com/animals/jackal/
THIS IS CACTUS PLANT
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THIS IS A CAMEL http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/camel.html
THIS IS A CYPRESS TREEhttp://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1903-1092