Types of Desert Animals
This animal has a hard shell and it's house is on it's back - does not live in the water!
What is a tortoise
The hottest time of day is
What is late morning to early afternoon?
Digging in the sand to stay cool is called -
What is burrowing?
This is heavy breathing dogs do to evaporate moisture/water from tongue and lungs
What is panting?
This animal has no limbs
What is a Snake
Best activities to do with your pet when it is hot outside
What is play in the water, play inside, walk in the morning or when it is cool out, provide plenty of shade and water?
These animals lift their legs to stay up above the hot rocks and sand
What are lizards?
When cats lick themselves to keep cool it is called this
Grooming
This animal has a poisonous stinger on it's tail
What is a Scorpion
This is the temperature of extreme heat for pets
What is 90 degrees?
Snakes use these to help seal in moisture to stay cool
What are scales?
Bunnies use these big body parts to push away excess heat
What are their ears?
These animals use their big ears to stay cool but are tiny and cute
What are Fennec Foxes?
What is: excessive panting, drooling, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea and collapsing
These animals sleep during the day when it is hottest out and are awake at night
What are Nocturnal Animals?
Dogs will dig a bed of dirt to stay cool - True or False
True
These animals use heat from the sun to stay warm - (cold or warm blooded)
What are cold-blooded animals?
What is high Humidity?
These animals eat lizards and grasshoppers to get their water supply
What are fennec foxes?
Dogs sweat a small amount from this body part
What are their paws?