Unit 3 Protection - Lesson 2

Lesson 2 Living In Extreme Weather

• Camels have humps on their backs to store food and water. They can drink as much as 200 litres of water a day. 

• Rhinoceroses keep their bodies cool by wallowing in mud holes. 

•  Most desert animals rest during the day to keep away from heat. 

•  Some desert birds make holes in cactus plants. 

•  Desert foxes have long ears to lose heat easily. 

• Kangaroo rats keep fat in their tails. When there is no water, the fat can be changed into water. 

•  Arctic foxes sleep during cold weather and cover their bodies with their long tails. 

•  Penguins have thick layers of fat under their skins to keep their bodies warm. 

•  Polar bears have thick furs to enable them to live in very cold weather. 

•  Seals have thick layers of fat to keep themselves warm. 

• Walruses have thick layers of fat to keep themselves warm.