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	Gale Schools - Environment - Biomes - Desert - Animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the desert, they make good use of their eyes to hunt during the cool nights when their prey are most active.
		Because the desert is home to so few trees, many desert birds build nests in rock crevices, in abandoned burrows, or on the ground in the open.
		A desert bird that became famous as a cartoon character is the roadrunner, found in the southwestern United States.
	www.galeschools.com /environment/biomes/desert/animal.htm (4716 words)

	Desert Life
		Although it may not be apparent to the casual observer, animal and plant life abounds in the southwestern deserts of the U.S. Life is profuse here because both desert animals and plants have acquired special adaptations to solve the dual problems of desert survival -- excessive heat and very limited supplies of water.
		The ability to survive the harsh desert environment is often enhanced by mechanisms that involve symbiosis, in which members of both the plant and animal kingdoms live together in a mutually beneficial relationship, each depending on the other for survival.
		Desert trees and shrubs are often trampled, cut for fuel or overgrazed by domestic animals.
	www.nides.bc.ca /Assignments/Biomes2/Desert2.htm (419 words)

	CyberHunt for Kids
		The roadrunner is a large, fl and white bird found in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
		Some desert animals like rattlesnakes and kit foxes are _, which means they only come out at night to eat and hunt.
		This desert has also been home to people – particularly the nomadic _ tribes, who have traveled through the desert for thousands of years.
	teacher.scholastic.com /lessonrepro/reproducibles/instructor/crossword/0005 (525 words)

	DESERT LIFE UP CLOSE
		She found the desert really is the place for her.
		After about four years, she and Jim Andre, who is her partner in work and in life, got the chance to be co-directors of the Desert Research Center in the Mojave.
		The Desert Research Center is in such a remote area that the nearest grocery store is more than 75 miles away.
	www.feminist.com /resources/artspeech/girls/desert.htm (833 words)

	World Biomes - Desert
		Most of the flora in the coastal desert features thick foliage, with good water retention, and their roots are close to the surface of the ground in order to get enough water before it drains into the soil.
		Animals of the coastal desert include rough skinned amphibians, birds of prey, scavenger mammals reptiles and insects; most have adapted quite well to the climate, and again, they are largely nocturnal during the warmer months.
		Most of the animals in the cold desert are burrowers, even the carnivores and reptiles which even though cold-blooded, have made their homes in the cold desert.
	www.worldbiomes.com /biomes_desert.htm (524 words)

	Desert
		Deserts by bodies of water are usually caused by winds.
		The Desert plants are of great importance to the animals of the desert.
		If you are ever stuck in the desert without water, some cactuses, like the barrel or compass (a cactus that always leans to the south west) have water inside of them.
	ths.sps.lane.edu /biomes/desert4/desert4.html (911 words)

	Len Milich: Desert Life
		Desert crusts are composed of a community of drought-resistant and heat-tolerant microbiota (algae, cyanobacteria, fungi, lichens, and mosses) held together by sticky polysaccharide secretions.
		In the Sonoran Desert, the brown and dessicated crust easily escapes notice until rain falls, after which the photosynthetic members of the community green within hours.
		The dark, often shiny surfaces of sun-baked porous rock are actually large colonies of bacteria, and are colloquially referred to as "desert varnish." The colonies obtain energy from inorganic and organic substances.
	ag.arizona.edu /~lmilich/varnish.html (454 words)

	Trailer Life: Desert camping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sitting in a campsite on a desert hillside, evening chores done and cup of coffee in hand, watching the changing shadows during a springtime sunset can cause thoughts like these to bubble up to the surface of your mind.
		The desert also has bad weather, but it usually only continues for one or two hours, a couple days, maybe, but not for weeks or months.
		Because of the different colors that are made up of the soil, the sand and the rocks, the movement of the sun across the sky seems to modify and resketch the desert painting that sits at your door as you watch.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3707/is_199910/ai_n8866631 (1122 words)

	Desert Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
		Desert plants (like cacti) are not abundant; neither is animal life.
		Animals that live in the desert have adaptations to cope with the lack of water, the extreme temperatures, and the shortage of food.
		To avoid daytime heat, many desert animals are nocturnal; they burrow beneath the surface or hide in the shade during the day, emerging at night to eat.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /biomes/desert/desert.shtml (1270 words)

	ScienceDaily: Space Concepts Improve Life In The Desert
		Desert Seal is based on a research-driven design methodology, which investigates available in-situ resources and optimises designs to ensure they are light and have the minimum of energy requirements,” emphasises Vogler.
		Desert Dust Enables Algae To Grow (December 22, 2003) -- Biologists from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have demonstrated that desert dust promotes the growth of algae.
		Desert -- A desert is a landscape form or region that receives little precipitation - less than 250 mm (10 in) per year.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/10/051021121049.htm (2131 words)

	Desert Life in the American Southwest - DesertUSA
		Begin your exploration of the Desert Southwest with a general introduction to the complex and delicate desert ecosystems, including a discussion of the roles humans play in the changing desert environment.
		The desert is renowned for its explosions of spring wildflowers and the succulent cactus that adorn its landscapes.
		Throughout the desert regions, monuments and parks have been established to preserve the record of these ancient and historic peoples, including cliff dwellings, rock art, ghost towns and historic sites commemorating all manner of human endeavors, adventures and travails.
	www.desertusa.com /life.html (250 words)

	EO Experiments: Desert Biome
		Desert biomes are the driest of all the biomes.
		The temperature in the desert can change drastically from day to night because the air is so dry that heat escapes rapidly at night.
		Since desert conditions are so severe, the plants that live there need to have adaptations to compensate for the lack of water.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Laboratory/Biome/biodesert.html (265 words)

	African Desert Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Namib Desert with its typical ungulate, a desert gemsbock (Oryx gazella).
		Welwitschia mirabilis, an endemic gymnosperm of the Namib Desert.
		A common chameleon (Chameleon dilepis) in the desert.
	www.micro.utexas.edu /courses/levin/bio304/biomes/DESERTS/africa.desertlife.html (39 words)

	Red Crane Books.Growing Desert Plants:From Windowsill to Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When we think of the desert, one of the images that comes to mind is its intriguing plant life.
		Desert plants are known for their interesting shapes, colorful flowers, and wonderful textures.
		For people living in areas outside the desert, there are ways to grow desert plants in gardens, greenhouses, and on windowsills.
	www.redcrane.com /gardening/growing.htm (295 words)

	Desert Animals--Ecology lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In this lesson, students will learn about desert animals and their adaptations through individual research and by participating in a classroom activity called “Adaptation Jeopardy!” Before class begins, create a list of desert creatures on which the number of creatures is equal to the number of students in your class.
		Deserts are very dry, receiving little rainfall (less than 10 inches annually).
		Deserts are generally very hot in the daytime (often more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit), but they can be cold at night (50 degrees Fahrenheit and colder).
	school.discovery.com /lessonplans/programs/deserts (1878 words)

	cMusicWeb.com: This Desert Life
		They say that life is just a random series of events leading to the same inevitable end: residence in a pine box, gradually rotting away until you become compost for next year's dandelion crop.
		I base my life on the chance that there's a Greater Being overseeing the events of history and helping me along the way.
		I was like a six year old who falls for someone in first grade, only to see her move away and re-enter his life ten years later.
	cmusicweb.com /modernrock/countingcrows/thisdesertlife.shtml (508 words)

	Desert life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In a realm devoid of real fish, the desert skink is known as the sand-fish as it ‘swims’ or burrows through sand down to a depth of 30 cm.
		Other predatory animals such as the desert fox, the common fox, the adaptable jackal and the fl-spotted desert cat are also shy and elusive but can be seen at waterholes, desert hare and the long-eared hedgehog are among the smaller denizens of the park.
		It is the world’s most populated desert but, as wildlife experts point out, the national park is a unique genetic storehouse of Indian desert wildlife and needs only the bare minimum to flourish.
	web.mid-day.com /smd/go/2004/january/74223.htm (724 words)

	Asian Desert Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This picture was taken in the Taklimakan Desert, east of the Lop Nur, perhaps the most desolate place in Asia by a Chinese-British expedition three years ago.
		The Onager (Equus hemionus onager), a subspecies of the Asian wild ass, inhabits the deserts of Iran.
		This long-eared hedgehog is a close relative of the European hedgehog, but occurs exclusively in the deserts of central Asia.
	www.micro.utexas.edu /courses/levin/bio304/biomes/DESERTS/asia.desertlife.html (126 words)

	Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - deserts
		Covering around a third of the earth's land surface, they are the harshest and most barren environments in the world - inhospitable and seemingly incapable of sustaining anything but the most rudimentary plant and animal life.
		Following this we consider the geography of deserts - where in the world they are to be found.
		Other sections explore the plant and animal life that can be found in the deserts along the meridian line, as well as some of the important conservation issues which we are facing in connection with this type of environment.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/deserts.htm (181 words)

	Desert Creatures
		Deserts are among the most unfriendly environments for animal life.
		They include the grasshopper mice and kangaroo rats of American deserts and the spiny mice, gerbils and jerboas of Africa.
		Since water is so scarce, most desert animals get their water from the food they eat: moist plants, seeds, or the blood and body tissues of their prey.
	www.tooter4kids.com /Desert/desert_creatures.htm (350 words)

	Memories of Desert Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Desert Memories was written as a series of monthly articles in the Newberry Springs, CA newspaper The Silver Valley Sentinel.
		These stories are the result of the many memories spawned by little everyday happenings after I moved back to my childhood home on the family homestead.
		I notice our children and grandchildren sitting on the edge of their seats listening intently and wonder if their imaginations will allow them to understand life as it used to be in the desert.
	www.wemweb.com /traveler/towns/11newber/smith/memndx.html (256 words)

	Desert Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		They will research and find information about the formation of a desert, the life in the desert, the climate of the desert, and any other information pertinent to their desert re-creation.
		For this lesson students are researching desert life for this unit.
		Students will be able to express their findings about adaptations of desert life to their environment in written form.
	asterix.ednet.lsu.edu /~kfossey/4507/desert.html (568 words)

	Religious Life: Desert Monks
		he monks at the Spiritual Life Institute are hermits focused on mysticism, yet the group embodies an earthy pragmatism, enabling them to build bridges between the institutional church and those struggling to find spiritual health and healing.
		William McNamara, the Spiritual Life Institute began as an effort to renew the ancient Carmelite vision in a contemporary Christian community.
		This life is rigorous, unbearable for the unfit or faint of heart, but they wouldn’t have it any other way.
	www.natcath.com /NCR_Online/archives/022103/022103y.htm (2166 words)

	Desert Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After we'd been in the desert for a few months, we received a message that the stateside unit that issued our tank ammunition had too much left.
		In the desert, his support platoon traded their cots to the British army for kits to mount machine guns on their HMMWVs (High Mobility, Multipurpose, Wheeled Vehicles, or hummers).
		Outside their platoon leader's tent, they erected an eight-foot tall cardboard cut out of Bart Simpson saying "The place you need to call when you've got shit you need to haul." After the war, Terry said that he smiled in the face of the threats, and produced the receipt for the ammunition.
	www.richredman.ws /military/life.html (3032 words)

	Desert Life
		The very first bow went to the mountain lion, the second to the bobcat, and on until all of the large bows were gone.
		He gave the medium-sized bows to the fox and to the jack rabbits and the desert cottontail.
		Web pages are provided as a privilege to OU students to enhance their life long learning experience, and the opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the institution or its student body.
	students.ou.edu /C/Brandi.S.Coyner-1/story4.html (923 words)

	The Desert Habitat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Most deserts are hot, but it may surprise you to learn that some deserts are cold.
		Plants and animals of the desert must adapt to live in a harsh climate.
		Name a desert plant that can be used as a medicine and tell what that plant is used for.
	www.hasd.org /ges/desert/deserthabitat.htm (242 words)

	Desert Quest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Participants are to submit ideas to the principal of how they would like the desert botanical garden to look.
		Talk to desert experts in the community, such as, desert landscapers, employees of the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, or employees of the Arizona Sonoran Desert in Tucson.
		After the class decides on the aspects of the desert they would like to research, the class will be divided into small groups of 4-6 students depending on the size of the class.
	coe.west.asu.edu /students/stennille/ST3/desertwq.htm (1043 words)

	EcoQuest: Desert Edition
		The desert is often looked at as a wasteland, dead, void of life.
		This assignment requires you to explore different aspects of the desert environment by walking in the shoes of the people who live there.
		These are some of the important questions that residents of the desert have to deal with.
	members.aol.com /QuestSite/1/2.html (475 words)

	Deserts
		Desert Animals - Click on the arrow pointing to the right (at the bottom of the page) for more information about desert animals.
		Desert Plants - Click on the arrow pointing to the right (at the bottom of the page) for more information on the various plants that grow in the desert.
		Deserts: Geology and Resources - The topics at this informative site include: What Is a Desert?, How the Atmosphere Influences Aridity, Where Deserts Form, Types of Deserts, Desert Features, Mineral Resources in Deserts, Desertification and more.
	edtech.kennesaw.edu /web/desert.html (232 words)

	Palm Springs Life - Palm Springs California
		Palm Springs Life's events calendar, is the most complete calendar of events for the Palm Springs area.
		You should probably think of The Desert Quidnunc as PSL's illegitimate sixth cousin, twice removed, who fights the valiant fight against his Tourette's Syndrome.
		Palm Springs Life is a registered trademark of Desert Publications Inc.
	www.palmspringslife.com /whisper/disney.html (774 words)

	CNN - Counting Crows return with 'This Desert Life' - November 2, 1999
		Of course, despite a vow to live a quiet life, Duritz managed to take up briefly with the woman sporting the decade's most-imitated hairdo: Jennifer Aniston.
		You're going to have press you love and press that hurts your feelings, and that can affect your life but it can't affect the way you do your work.
		My life is a mess and I wouldn't encourage anyone to live like I did.
	www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9911/02/counting.crows (1357 words)

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