1. Cooling Down Animals in the Desert

2. Problem: The desert is very hot during the day Over 100 degrees How do animals stay cool?

3. desert day time very hot The desert is very hot in the day time.

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5. desert day timeanimals very hot keep cool Animals must keep cool in the desert.

6. Many animals sleep in burrows or caves during the day

7. It is much cooler beneath the sand or in a cave the animals sleep all day and come out to hunt at night when it is cool

8. desert day timeanimals very hot keep cool Burrows or caves day coolsleep Some animals sleep during the day in burrows or caves.

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10. Some animals grow big ears big ears have many blood vessels the blood vessels release heat

11. desert day timeanimals very hot keep cool Burrows or caves ears day coolsleep big blood vessels lose heat Other animals grow big ears that lose heat. Blood vessels in big ears help animals lose heat.

12. Snakes find shade in the rocks or behind trees

13. desert day timeanimals very hot keep cool Burrows or caves earsshade day coolsleep big blood vessels lose heat rocks trees snakes Animals like snakes find shade under rocks and trees.

14. birds open their beaks and pant like a dog the feathers also protect them from the sun they fly high where the air is cooler

15. desert day timeanimalsbirds very hot keep cool Burrows or caves earsshade day coolsleep big blood vessels lose heat rocks trees pant protect feathersbeaks Birds pant through their beaks and have feathers that protect them from the hot sun.

16. desert day timeanimalsbirds very hot keep cool Burrows or caves earsshade day coolsleep big blood vessels lose heat rocks trees pant protect high feathersbeaks fly cooler Many birds can fly very high where the air is cooler.

17. The desert is very hot in the day time. Animals must keep cool in the desert. Some animals sleep during the day in burrows or caves. Other animals grow big ears that lose heat. Animals like snakes find shade under rocks and trees. Birds pant through their beaks and have feathers that protect them from the hot sun. Many birds can fly very high where the air is cooler. Keeping Cool in the Desert

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