Hoot and Howl across the Desert

Readers are invited to travel across some of world s driest landscapes and discover the remarkable animals and plants that survive in desert climates, both hot and cold. Along the way, they will encounter over 300 rare and little known plants, animals, reptiles, birds and insects, casting new light on desert environments and revealing the abundance of life underlying their barren image. Through fifteen bright and graphic desert landscapes the book looks in detail at unusual species, their tactics for survival, nocturnal desert life, the desert food chain, lethal creatures and degrees of dryness.

Table of Contents

What is a Desert? Wind, Sand & Rain Tribes & Patterns Antarctica The Arctic
The Great Basin The Sonoran The Chihuahuan & Mojave Deserts The Atacama
Desert The Patagonian Desert The Namib Desert The Kalahari The Sahara
The Arabian Desert Thar Desert The Gobi Desert The Australian Deserts