Antelopes use horns for fight against other antelopes during mating season and to protect themselves, or the herd, from the predators. They live in the large groups called herds. Antelopes have extremely developed senses which help them detect predators while they still have time to escape.

Other adaptations for desert life are developed to a high degree in the addax, including a highly reflective coat, an ability to extract all the water it needs from plants and to conserve that water by excreting dry feces and concentrated urine, and an ability to tolerate a rise of daytime body temperature by as much …

Addax possess broad, flat hooves with flat soles that help prevent them from sinking into the desert sand. Often considered the most-well adapted antelope to a desert environment, addax rarely need to drink since they are able to get most of the water they need from the plants they eat.

Other adaptations for desert life include conserving water by excreting dry feces and concentrated urine, plus an ability to tolerate a rise of daytime body temperature by as much as 11 degrees Fahrenheit before resorting to nasal panting to cool down. The addax’s most-striking feature is its long, corkscrew horns.

Critically Endangered (Population decreasing)

The addax antelope is a desert animal that has some amazing adaptations that help it live in the harsh desert climate.

Natural Camouflage For the first three weeks of his life, he stays hidden in the tall grass near his mother’s herd. This prevents him from being seen by predators, like lions and hyenas, who prey selectively on the young because of their inability to defend themselves.

Nearly all wild lions live in Africa, below the Sahara Desert, but one small population exists around Gir Forest National Park in western India. Lions in west and central Africa are more closely related to these Asiatic lions in India, than to those found in southern and east Africa.

Aside from the oppressive heat and lack of water, the desert is also full of critters that can bite and sting. Some of these guys can even kill you if you aren’t able to find medical help. Spiders, scorpions, centipedes, and snakes are all found in dark places — caves, abandoned buildings and under rocks.

Lions (male and female) are afraid of large mammals like giraffes, hippos and elephants, but they are also afraid of their day-to-day prey. Every time a hunt takes place, their prey animals are going to try their best to resist. Fear of humans is now a key factor that drives lion behavior, studies find.

The following are ten of the most dangerous animals that can be found in the desert.

• Wild Dogs.
• Cougar.
• Inland Taipan.
• Ostrich.
• Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.
• Killer Bees.
• Desert Horned Viper.
• Arizona Bark Scorpion.

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Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) aresome of the largest mammals found in the North American deserts. They favor the dry, desert mountains found throughout the region, gingerly scaling along a high mountain cliff. A ram can weigh upwards of 220 pounds (100 kg) and live nearly a dozen years.

Coyotes are easily able to adapt to many different climates, the desert being one of them. Because their diet ranges from small rodents and mammals to reptiles, fish, birds, and more, the coyote is able to find plenty of prey within the desert.

The Atacama Desert, South America: The driest desert of the world, Atacama is surely the most dangerous desert of all.

Dangerous Animals in the Mojave

• Rattlesnake. The Mohave Desert is home to several different snakes, but the most venomous is the Mohave rattlesnake.
• Gila Monster. The Gila monster has an intimidating name, and for good reason.
• Mountain Lion.
• Africanized Honey Bees.

At the very top of the food chain are the apex predators of the desert ecosystem. These include mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, and golden eagles.

‘ In terms of animals causing human deaths, the lion is probably the most dangerous apex predator. In the wild, lions use cooperative hunting to prey on buffalo, rhino, hippo, younger elephants, zebra, crocodiles, antelopes, wild hogs, and younger giraffes.

In the desert, bobcats and mountain lions are top predators.