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Question
Give the adaptations shown by desert animals.
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Solution
Adaptations Shown by Desert animals are:
- Desert lizards manage to keep their body temperature fairly constant by behavioural adaptations.
- They bask in the sun and absorb heat, when their body temperature drops below the comfort zone, but move into the shade when the ambient temperature starts increasing.
- Some species burrow into the sand to hide and escape from the heat. e.g., Camel, Kangaroo, rat.
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