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Games and Interactives

Desert Adaptations Game

Adaptations are features of plants and animals that help them survive in their environment. Desert environments are dry, so plants and animals that live here need special adaptations to get and save water. Read more...

Food Webs Game

Learn about the different categories that describe the eating habits of various desert animals — scavengers, carnivores, omnivores and more. Read more...

Seek, Find and Learn!

Find the desert dwellers in a variety of desert scenes, and learn fun facts about their lives and habitats. Read more...

Desert Zoodoku

Play a variation on the popular 'Sudoku' game with desert species. Read more...

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