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Pages in category "Desert fauna" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... This page was last edited on 23 May 2022, at 13:44 (UTC).
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.
Many desert animals (and plants) show especially clear evolutionary adaptations for water conservation or heat tolerance and so are often studied in comparative physiology, ecophysiology, and evolutionary physiology. One well-studied example is the specializations of mammalian kidneys shown by desert-inhabiting species. [81]
The western part of the country is mainly desert and some semi-arid regions. As of 2001, seven of Iraq's mammal species and 12 of its bird species were endangered. The endangered species include the northern bald ibis and Persian fallow deer. The Syrian wild ass is extinct, [2] and the Saudi Arabian dorcas gazelle was declared extinct in 2008.
This article does not include species found only in captivity. Mammal species which became extinct in the last 10,000 to 13,000 years are also included in this article. Each species is listed, with its binomial name. Most established introduced species occurring across multiple states and provinces are also noted. Some species are identified as ...
A species almost extinct in this region, the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) has helped to reintroduce it. But to prove the owl’s presence – and the value of the reserve’s efforts ...
Pages in category "North American desert fauna" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... This page was last edited on 18 March 2013, at 01:57 ...
Pages in category "Fauna of the Mojave Desert" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. ... This page was last edited on 18 December 2020, at 17: ...