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Jerboa Sahara Desert - Coggle Diagram
Jerboa Sahara Desert
Overview
Producers - Acacia, Date Palm, Tamarix
Primary Consumers - Antelope, Gazelle, Camel, Jerboa, Rodents, Insects
Secondary Consumers - Scorpion, Sand Cat, Fennec Fox, Snake
Apex predators- Cheetah, Eagle Owl
Plants in the highlands of the Sahara Desert includes different species of olives, cypress, and mastic trees.
In the other parts of the desert, you could find different species of Acacia, Artemisia, doum palm, oleander, date palm, and thyme.
Climate
The Sahara desert is split into two different climate regions:
North- dry subtropical climate
South- dry tropical climate
North- It goes through a recurring cycle each year, including cold and cool winters, but really hot summers.
South- The climate in the south is controlled by high pressure cells, the average temperature is about 17.5 °C (31.5 °F)
The average humidity of the Sahara Desert is 25%, meaning it is very dry most of the time. The desert only has about 3 inches of rainfall every year.
Adaptation of animal
Jerboas survive in the desert by building burrows underground, so they could hide from the heat and also the cold of the desert. They are built at the side of the mountains so they could escape from floods easily. During the summer, soil is put at the entrance of the burrow to stop the heat from getting inside.
They are able to jump like a mini kangaroo, but they can cover 3m with each jump, this allows them to escape their predators. They usually jump from side to side in a pattern to confuse their predators, such as foxes, owls and snakes.
They are fast at digging, and they have special folds in their skins to stop the sand from getting inside their eyes and nose, they also have hair inside their ears to stop the sand from getting inside.
Their ears are a third longer than their head, so they could hear stealthy predators. And their tail helps them to stand up. Jerboa's front legs are really short and not good for running, but perfect for them to be able to hold small insects close to its mouth.
Location
Largest desert in the world, located and taking up most of Northern Africa
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About 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from east to west and 800 miles (1,200 km) from north to south. Has a total area of 8,600,000 square km