Desert Biome Sahara

By Andy Bryan

Northern portion of Africa It is bounded in the east by the Red Sea and it stretches west to the Atlantic Ocean. To the North is the Mediterranean sea

Very Dry area Average about under 25 mm of rain a year One of the hottest regions in the world during the hottest months temperatures can exceed to 122°F The hottest it has ever been was 136°F

African Welwitchsia

African Peyote Cactus

Eragrostis

Common Fig

Date Palm

Doum Palm

Thyme

Magaria

Olive Trees

•Species known as Xerophytes

•Xerophytes are plants that are adapted to a limited supply of water

•Plants in the desert adapt to survive by storing water inside of them so that they can use it when it has not rained for weeks at a time.

Addax Antelope

Camel

Dorcas gazelle

Dung Beetle

Horned Vipers

Deathstalker Scorpion

How they Adapt:• Most animals try to stay out of the heat by simply not going in it and staying in the shade• Most animals get their water from there food• Animals like Camels store water in their body to last for long and hot days.

covers around 9,000,000 square kilometers, as large as the US

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