Category: Desert animals

Mammals and Desert Ecology: What Mammals Live in Deserts and How do They Survive? Deserts form when there is less than 25cm (10 inches) of rainfall in a year. Semi-deserts are those that receive less than 40cm (16 inches) of rainfall in a year. Desert regions around …

Mammals of Africa’s Desert Areas – Springbok Habitat, Description, Social Structure, Behavior of Desert Herbivore Springbok numbering thousands were a common sight in the African deserts. These numbers have dwindled to herds consisting of hundreds and are confined to Wildlife Reserves including the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park …