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Location
The Sahara stretches
across North Africa, from
the Atlantic Ocean in the
west all the way to the
Red Sea in the east.LIBYA
CHAD SUDAN
EGYPT
TUNISIA
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Deathstalker
scorpion
This scorpion’s venom
is highly toxic, but it is
rarely fatal to humans.
Lesser Egyptian
jerboa
The tiny hopping
jerboa’s hind legs
are four times longer
than its front ones.
Nile crocodile
This crocodile gets up to
20 ft (6 m) long, weighs
2,205 lb (1,000 kg),
and lives up to 40 years.
Dromedary camel
Dromedaries are well suited
to the desert. They can store
fat in their hump as food, have
thick eyelashes to keep sand
out of their eyes, and can
drink 40 gallons (182 liters)
of water without stopping!
Fennec fox
This small fox’s huge
ears aren’t only great for
hearing. They also help to
keep the fox cool by releasing
its body heat into the air.
Dromedary camels have
only one hump.
HABITAT KEY
Tropical
grasslands
Scrublands
Wetlands
Mountains
Hot desert
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Chestnut-bellied
sandgrouse
This is Africa’s
only wild sheep.
Males charge at
each other with
their heads down
when fighting.
Nubian bustard
Found in southern
desert shrubland, the
Nubian bustard eats
large insects, leaves,
fruit, and grass seeds.
Sandy-colored
markings make it easy
for this bird to hide
from desert predators.
African spurred
tortoise
The largest tortoise
in Africa, this reptile
can weigh up to
231 lbs (105 kg).
Dorcas
gazelle
The Dorcas gazelle
never has to drink.
It gets all its moisture
from eating flowers,
leaves, and bark.
ETHIOPIA
Ch
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Cairo
Tunis
Tripoli
N’Djamena
Khartoum Asmara
NIGERIA
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