The Cactus Wren The cactus wren lives in the desert and feeds on little bugs. It lives in Arizona, Nevada, California, New Mexico, Texas, and dry areas in Mexico. The wren lives in the desert because it is like a camel and can go long periods of time without drinking water. How this bird obtains water is by its food. It gets all of its water by its food because the bugs have some water in them. It is a carnivore and eats meat.

The Sonoran Desert Toad The Sonoran desert toad lives in abandoned rodent holes if possible and feeds on little bugs. It can be found in New Mexico, California, and Mexico. The toad will burrow underground to keep cool and will-being a carnivore- feed on little mice and rodents. It adapts because it burrows underground and underground has water.

The Lappet-Faced Vulture The lappet-faced vulture usually will live in most parts of Africa and some parts of Arabia. The eating habits of this particular bird will be dead animals or if necessary live animals, hence being a carnivore. The vulture does not have very many feathers on its face or head. The reason is because the birds do not want to get there face dirty when they are eating. The vulture will build their nests in trees like any other bird. It has adapted by feeding on dead not living. It does not need to out run the prey for it is already dead.

The Desert Tortoise The desert tortoise lives in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. It is an herbivore and feeds on plants. It is coldblooded so in the cool days it stays in its burrow. In the warm days it comes out. It has protection, a shell. If a predator tries to attack it goes in its shell and pretends to be a rock. The tortoise spends most of its time in its burrow. It commonly eats grass, wildflowers, and other small plants.

The Morning Dove The morning dove will not commonly be found in the desert but nonetheless some types live in California, and northern sections or southern deserts. The dove will feed on seeds, grass, and grains. “Doves drink continuously, by sucking and swallowing, up to six times faster than other birds, reducing the time required at available water” that is good because most predators attack while their prey is drinking.

The Jackrabbit is and herbivore and a strict one. The Jackrabbit feeds on grass, bush, forbs, or practically any vegetation at all. These are nocturnal animals so they sleep during the day. They are so quick that they catch their food quickly an avoid predators.

Ostrich The Ostrich is a fast running Animal that- how it survives- runs. This animal runs so fast that its prey cannot out run it. This bird is an omnivore and feeds on bugs, grass, little rodents, and seeds. It lives in parts of Africa and can't fly.

The Great Roadrunner The roadrunner is an omnivore that feeds on bugs, grass, seeds, and rodents. The bird- like the ostrich- cannot fly and runs so quickly that it out runs its prey. It lives in nests in bushes, trees, and shrubs.

Coyote Even though this fierce predator of the wild may seem as though it is a carnivore it is not. Although it eats mice, rats, and ground squirrels, it will also eat fruits, grass, and plant life all around. This beast may even be found in your neighborhood but some species live in the desert

Food Chain (The Hunters) The hunters of the wild: Badger Bobcat Coyote Kit Fox Mountain Lion Ringtail Cat They will hunt down any little rodent and eat it. Most of these animals are carnivores so they need meat to survive. Others are omnivores and can eat plants And animals. But this food chain is only a threat to endangered animals. For most They can reproduce

Food Chain (The Hunted) This food chain consists of: Desert Cottontail Desert Bighorn Sheep Desert Tortoise Horned Lizard Antelope Squirrel Wild Burro Chuckwalla Tarantula Gambel's Quail Mourning Dove Jackrabbit This food chain is most of these animals are omnivores but some may be carnivores or herbivores. This food chain helps because some of these animals reproduce to quickly and may overload