Desert Speaks

How Desert Creatures Survive

The kangaroo rat can live its entire life without even a sip of water. Agave cacti provide their own shade. Desert fish can survive extremel y high temperatures and periods of drought. How do these and other liv ing things cope? This program focuses on the many clever and unique su rvival strategies of desert mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, inse cts, fish and plants.