ANIMALS DESSERTTHE ANTELOPE
OF
THE
SAHARA
Addax Antelope is one of the most beautiful animals in the
world. They are flat-footed antelopes that can easily traverse the
sandy landscape of the Sahara. The Addax Antelope is classified as
critically endangered with an estimated 500 of them left in the
wilderness. Reasons for this include heavy poaching for their meat
and leather, along with destruction of their habitats and global
warming. They are rather slow because of their size and their flat
hooves, making it all the more difficult for them to run from
predators. This also makes them a particularly easy target for
poachers with jeeps and guns.
Monitor lizardThe monitor lizard is a venomous reptile, with its
venom rivaling that of highly venomous snakes. The monitor is
cold-blooded, which means the surrounding temperature has a direct
impact on what they do. They thrive in the warmth and practically
shut down in the cold. Due to this, they have a rather developed
fight or flee mechanism, which makes them very aggressive in colder
weather. The same goes for captivity, they don't like it and will
show you that they don't. Their diet mostly includes smaller
animals like rats or any other mammals or insects they can
find.
Horned vipersSand Vipers can grow up to 50 cm in length. They
venture out only during the night and usually bury themselves in
the sand during the day. The horned viper is venomous and
hemotoxic. That means its venom will cause tissue damage along with
destroying red blood cells. The bite itself may not be fatal, but
is definitely very painful. Prolonged exposure to high levels of
hemotoxins will lead to a fatality. The horned viper is now an
endangered species, due to a constantly degrading environment.
PLANTS OF SHARAEragrostisAmong the Sahara desert plants, the
eragrostis is a kind of grass that is prevalent in the region. This
grass spreads rapidly, and is used by the inhabitants of the
desert. Eragrostis is also popularly known as love grass.
MagariaMagaria fruits are of a muted brown color and roughly
resemble cherries. Flour extracted from dried magaria fruits are
typically used by the people of the Sahara desert to make cakes.
The branches of the trees are used for building fences around
fields, for protection against animals.
Olive TreesVery few people are aware of the fact that olive
trees are also found in areas bordering the Nile River. It was in
Africa where the olive trees were first cultivated and later their
cultivation spread to other countries. Olive trees are an important
plant in the Sahara desert's ecosystem. These trees also serve as a
lucrative business for the natives.
Common FigA deciduous tree that reaches a height of up to 6 m is
also included in the list of the plants that survive in the Sahara
Desert. Although it is surprising to evident the growth of this
moist, edible fruit bearing tree in the desert, it is true that
figs have been a staple of the people's diet.
Doum PalmThis native plant of the Nile River Valley is also
known as gingerbread palm, gingerbread tree, doum palm and Egyptian
palm. It is used in tea or made into molasses, cakes and
sweetmeats. This palm tree does not produce branches and its seeds
can be found in many Egyptian tombs. It was a sacred tree for the
ancient Egyptians.
HOW THE FORMED
DESSERT
WAS
The Sahara Desert was a green and wet area until a few 1000
years ago. There are rock art and petro glyphs showing animals and
water scenes. Physical evidence of human occupation in a much
wetter climate in the area that is now the Sahara Desert has also
been found.What event
can cause such a massive area as the Sahara Desert to suddenly
become a desert?The sand and physical features in the area suggests
an Electric Universe event/catastrophe occurred to change the land
forever. It may also have changed the energy (morphic field) of the
land so that it could not produce water. The continent of Africa
and North Africa does have massive "impact craters" that are EU
formations, either EDM or a discharge event. A new or fresh crater,
the Kamil Crater, has been found in the desert of Egypt. It is said
to be new or fresh as it is in very pristine condition and not been
covered up.
The Sahara Desert is located in the northern portion of Africa
and covers over 3,500,000 square miles (9,000,000 sq km) or roughly
10% of the continent it is bounded in the east by the Red Sea and
it stretches west to the Atlantic Ocean. To the north, the Sahara
Desert's northern boundary is the Mediterranean Sea, while in the
south it ends at the Sahel, an area where the desert landscape
transforms into a semi-arid tro pical savanna.