Desert Animals Adaptations To Conserve Water

They have adapted in many ways to survive the harsh climate and conditions.

Desert animals adaptations to conserve water. Other common adaptations seen in desert animals include big ears light-colored coats humps to store fat and adaptations that help conserve water. Insects other invertebrates rodents toads desert tortoises and kit foxes use underground burrows to shelter from surface temperatures that can reach. All desert animals have learned ways and have adapted themselves either voluntarily or involuntarily to avoid the heat of the desert by simply staying out of it as much as possible.

The most animals small size use these strategies to adapt to the desert. Other mammals conserve water by using it as efficiently as possible. This is made possible due to the physiology of the kidney.

The kangaroo rat which lives in the desert of southeastern Arizona is so good at conserving water that it doesnt have to drink at all. Among the thousands of desert animal species there are almost as many remarkable behavioral and structural adaptations developed for avoiding excess heat. Equally ingenious are the diverse mechanisms various animal species have developed to acquire conserve.

To do this they squeeze out every drop available to them and recycle it. However some deserts receive less than 5 cm of rain per year. Camels arent the only animals that.

Water is used up in the coolingprocess and can quickly dehydrate even the most water retentive animal so most desert animals have adapted their behavior to avoid getting too hot. To conserve water they avoid evaporation and concentrate excretions ie. It gets all the water it needs from eating seeds.

Succulent plants seeds or the blood and body tissues of their prey. One of the biggest water retention adaptations desert animals have is simply to avoid the sun and extreme heat. Do desert animals maintain water balance and body hydration level by conserving water better decreasing output as compared with non-desert species or by getting more water each day increasing.