Kangaroo rat
Habitat-Sandy and rocky desert with little vegetation
Diet-Eats seeds
Adaptation-External-large and luminous eyes to see at night
Giraffe-
Habitat-Dry savannah, grasslands, open woodlands
Diet-Eats grasses or fruit from trees
Adaptation-External- long neck to eat from trees
Habitat-Dry savannah, grasslands, open woodlands
Diet-Eats grasses or fruit from trees
Adaptation-External- long neck to eat from trees
Camel-
Habitat-Dry grasslands
Diet- Eats plants like grass, grains, leaves, roots, nuts
Adaptation- External- extra eyelids to keep sand out of eyes
Habitat-Dry grasslands
Diet- Eats plants like grass, grains, leaves, roots, nuts
Adaptation- External- extra eyelids to keep sand out of eyes
Porcupine-
Habitat- Woods and woodlands
Diet- Eats leaves twigs and green plants
Adaptation- External- barbed quills to keep away predators
Habitat- Woods and woodlands
Diet- Eats leaves twigs and green plants
Adaptation- External- barbed quills to keep away predators
Golden jackal-
Habitat- Grasslands, bruch, scrub vegetation
Diet-remnants of kills by the larger predators
Adaptation-- golden color to camouflage
Habitat- Grasslands, bruch, scrub vegetation
Diet-remnants of kills by the larger predators
Adaptation-- golden color to camouflage
Cottontail rabbit-
Habitat- Dry grasslands, shrublands, riparian areas, pinyon- Jupiter forests
Diet-grasses, forbs, shrubs, cacti
Adaptation- External- light color to minimize heat
Habitat- Dry grasslands, shrublands, riparian areas, pinyon- Jupiter forests
Diet-grasses, forbs, shrubs, cacti
Adaptation- External- light color to minimize heat
Grey fox-
Habitat- chaparral, wooded areas
Diet- Eats small mammals, insects, birds, fruits
Adaptation-External- can climb trees to get food
Habitat- chaparral, wooded areas
Diet- Eats small mammals, insects, birds, fruits
Adaptation-External- can climb trees to get food
Red kangaroo-
Habitat-Open grasslands, scrub, desert
Diet- grasses
Adaptation- brawny hind legs to jump
Habitat-Open grasslands, scrub, desert
Diet- grasses
Adaptation- brawny hind legs to jump
Elephant-
Habitat-37 countries in Africa
Diet- plants
Adaptation- external- can hold 15 quarts of water in their trunk
Habitat-37 countries in Africa
Diet- plants
Adaptation- external- can hold 15 quarts of water in their trunk
Hippopotamus-
Habitat- Nile river
Diet- grasses, fruits, leaves
Adaptations- excretes oily substance used as sunscreen and disinfectant
Habitat- Nile river
Diet- grasses, fruits, leaves
Adaptations- excretes oily substance used as sunscreen and disinfectant
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