Rabbitbrush  Grows 1’-7’ tall  Re-sprouts following a fire  Rabbits and deer eat it  Grows quickly and prevents soil erosion Sagebrush  Grows 2’-12’ tall  Has deep and shallow roots  Used by Native Americans  Sagebrush smoke keeps mosquitos away  Deer and elk eat it

Prickly Pear Cactus  Has a thick waxy skin  Has spines to protect it from animals  Short roots near the surface Aloe Vera  Grows to 3’ tall  Grows in very warm, sunny areas  Gel inside leaves help skin conditions and burn

Great Basin Rattlesnake Free-Tailed Bat  Wing span of 17”  Weighs 1 oz.  Eats 30 – 100% of body weight in insects  Hibernates in winter Great Basin Rattlesnake  Venomous  Up to 36” long  Found in rocky sagebrush areas  Eats rodents, lizards and small birds

Desert Cottontail  ” long  Weighs 3 lbs.  Herbavore  Stays in a 1 acre radius  Can have 5-8 babies four times a year Coyote  Has from 1 – 19 babies a litter  Eats rabbits, mice and prairie dogs  Hunts with a partner  Howls  Live in burrows  Can run up to 43 mph

Tarantula  Eat crickets and grasshoppers  Can get up to 12” big  They suck their food  Venomous Lizard  Eats flies, grasshoppers and beetles  Lays 2 – 16 eggs  Love to sun themselves on rocks  Some can regrow tail

Roadrunner Raven  Eat rodents, dead animals, beetles  Travel in pairs  Lay 3 – 7 blue-green brown blotched eggs  Intelligent – large brains Roadrunner  Can run up to 26 mph  Eats small snakes and birds, spiders  Lays 3 – 6 eggs  Hopi Indian tribe believes they are good luck against evil