Animals and Plants of the Desert

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Animals and Plants of the Desert

• By Joey and Tyler

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THE SONORAN DESERT CACTUS

• Saguaros only live in the Sonoran Desert.
• Creosotes make the desert smell good when it
  rains.
• The gila monster is the only venomous lizard in
  the desert.

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Tortoise

• Tortoises lives in burrows.
• They eat grasses, desert shrubs, the fruit off
  prickly pear a cacti!
• Tortoises are not nocturnal!

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Western Diamonback Rattlesnake

• This Animal lives in a hole. It eats rats, mice
  Cottontail rabbits.
• This Animal Is Nocturnal!There enemies are meat
  eating birds
• Other snakes.FACT They can slitther other
  ways!They eat cottontail rabbits even thoe there
  bigger!

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OCOTIIO

• The ocotillo can grow up to 15 feet.
• The ocotillo plants are used for a tea.
• The ocotillo has over 1,000 thorns.They grow
  leaves every time it rains.

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JOJOBA

• The jojoba grows to be 2to10 feet tall.
• The jojobas seed has a special oil like
  liquid.
• The oil is used for lotion .

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Kangaroo Rat

• It lives in the Sonoran Desert.
• It eats dry seeds.
• It hops up to 3feet.

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Prickly Pear Cactus

• Most prickly pear cactus have spines.
• It is A wild plant.
• The fruit is often available in local markets.

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Creosote

• The Creosote smells good when it rains.
• In spanish it means Segi
• It blooms in the Spring.

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Coyote

• The coyote is a omnivore.
• They eat snakes,jackrabbits,
• cottontails,and rodents
• Yes there nocturnal!
  
  
  

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OWL

• The Great Horned Owl lives in the Sonoron Desert.
• It eats rats,and mice.
• It is nocturnal.

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Sources

• Saguaro National Park Guide
• This Place Is Dry Written By Vicki Cobb
  Illustrated By Barbara Lavallee