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  2. Xerocole - Wikipedia

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    The fennec fox's large ears help keep it cool: when the blood vessels dilate, blood from the body cycles in and dissipates over the expanded surface area. [1]A xerocole (from Greek xēros / ˈ z ɪ r oʊ s / 'dry' and Latin col(ere) 'to inhabit'), [2] [3] [4] is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert.

  3. Cold Desert (biosphere reserve) - Wikipedia

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    Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve located in the Western Himalayas, within Himachal Pradesh in North India. It was established as a biosphere reserve in August 2009. [ 1 ] Biosphere reserves are the areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which promote the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.

  4. Category:Desert fauna - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Desert fauna" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  5. Wildlife of Ladakh - Wikipedia

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    Hemis National Park, Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary, and Karakorum Wildlife Sanctuary are protected wildlife areas of Ladakh. The Mountain Institute, the Ladakh Ecological Development Group and the Snow Leopard Conservancy work on ecotourism in rural Ladakh. For such an elevated, arid area, Ladakh has great diversity of birds — 318 ...

  6. Deserts and xeric shrublands - Wikipedia

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    Many deserts, such as the Sahara, are hot year-round, but others, such as East Asia's Gobi Desert, become quite cold during the winter. [1] Temperature extremes are a characteristic of most deserts. High daytime temperatures give way to cold nights because there is no insulation provided by humidity and cloud cover. The diversity of climatic ...

  7. List of North American deserts - Wikipedia

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    The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada. Its total area is 22,000 sq mi (57,000 km 2). The largest cold desert is the Great Basin Desert, which encompasses much of the northern Basin and Range Province, north of the Mojave Desert.

  8. Biosphere reserves of India - Wikipedia

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    Desert: Indian wild ass: 12454 16 2009: Cold Desert: Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary: Himachal Pradesh: Western Himalayas: Snow leopard: 7770 17 2010: Seshachalam Hills biosphere: Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts: Andhra Pradesh: Eastern Hills ...

  9. List of deserts - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of deserts sorted by the region of the world in which the desert is located. Africa. Namib Desert. ... Katpana Desert – a cold desert in Pakistan;