Like this fennec fox, nocturnal behavior makes sense for animals living in blistering desert heat—cooler night temperatures stop them from overheating when exerting themselves. Photograph by ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

Arizona’s deserts are home to some of the most shocking and elusive creatures on the planet. From bizarre nocturnal hunters ...

These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows ...

Despite their dainty appearance, desert kit foxes are hardy animals, well adapted for living in the hot ... They're primarily active during the cool night, lounging by day in burrow systems where they ...

But not only Pia finds this persistent plant interesting – a desert chameleon also appears on top of the Welwitschia. While searching for nocturnal animals, Pia discovers that also at night, there is ...

A diversity of animals and plants - many of them endemic to the region - live in the desert. During the day temperatures can soar as high as 60°C while at night they can plummet below freezing. When ...

Below the Desert Dome is the Kingdoms of the Night, which is the world's largest nocturnal exhibit. If you love nocturnal animals like bats, bush babies, and alligators, you must explore the world ...