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Living in the Desert


The desert has hot winds, high temperatures, and little water. It is a difficult environment, but the camel can live there.

The camel protects its nose from sandy winds by closing its nostrils. Its long eyelashes protect its eyes from sand and sun. Each foot has a wide hoof for easy walking. The camel has no need for horns or antlers, but its toes, knees, and chest have thick insulation against the heat.

The camel can eat thorny desert plants. If it has no food or water, it lives off the fat in its hump.

These features make the camel one of the few mammals that can survive in a desert.




Choose the Word


antlers horns

environment nostrils

mammals hump

camel eyelashes

hoof chest



Living in the Desert


The desert has hot winds, high temperatures, and little water. It is a difficult ___________, but the camel can live there.

The ___________ protects its nose from sandy winds by closing its ___________. Its long ___________ protect its eyes from sand and sun. Each foot has a wide ___________ for easy walking. The camel has no need for ___________ or ___________, but its toes, knees, and ___________ have thick insulation against the heat.

The camel can eat thorny desert plants. If it has no food or water, it lives off the fat in its ___________.

These features make the camel one of the few ___________ that can survive in a desert.




Dictation


1. Few mammals can live in the desert.


2. The camel can live there.


3. The camel's nose closes when it's windy.


4. It has a wide hoof for walking.


5. It doesn't need horns or antlers.


6. It can live off the fat in its hump.





© 2000 Oxford University Press



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