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THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDENS LECTURE NOTES
The Living Desert was established in March 1970 as a 360 acre
wilderness preserve in the then remote city of Palm Desert. Since
then, it has grown to 1200 acres and it includes over 400 species
of plants and animals. Today it is one of the most unique institutions
in the country and stands out as the only American zoo and garden
dedicated solely to interpreting and conserving the deserts of the
world and it is the only zoological and botanical park specializing in
just one entire ecosystem.
Definition of a desert:
What are the causes of evaporation?
What is the cause for our local deserts?
The Deserts of North America
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Deserts of the World
% of earth’s surface:
Largest (size):
Smallest (size):
Small Animal House
Western Diamondback:
Speckled:
Mojave:
Sidewinder:
Common King Snake:
Gopher Snake:
Gila Monster:
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Pathway to Africa
Desert Willow Smoke Tree Creosote
Giraffe: Greater Kudu: Ostriches:
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Anokole Cattle Warthog Leopard
Hyena Camel Addax
Gambel’s Quail
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Cheetah Zebra African Wild Dogs
Meerkats Eurasian Black Vulture Arabian Oryx Cinereous Vultures
Madagascar Animal
Fossa
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Plant Adaptations on Pathway:
Palo Verde: Mesquite Saguaro:
Cactus:
Barrel Cactus: Beavertail Cactus: Mojave Prickly Pear:
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Mojave Desert Plants:
Joshua Tree: Mojave Yucca: California Juniper
Octillo Jumping Chollo California Fan Palm
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Mojave Desert Animals:
Desert Tortoises: Red-tailed Hawk: Desert Pupfish
Turkey Vulture: Roadrunner: Great Horned Owls:
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Eagle Canyon
Coyote: Golden Eagle: Porcupine
Mountain Lion: Thick-billed Parrot: Bobcat:
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Ringtail: Badger: Javelina:
Mexican Wolf: Coati: Jaguar:
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Burrowing Owl: American Kestrel: Peregrine Falcon: Prairie Falcon:
Pronghorn Big Horn Sheep: