Desert Animals

Australian Desert Animals - Wildlife In The Outback Australian desert animals had to evolve some nifty adaptations to the harsh Outback environment they live in. The Australian Outback deserts are not the driest deserts in the world, it actually rains a fair bit here and there is a lot of wildlife... But the rain is unpredictable. Years may pass between showers. Below are pictures and links to more information about Australian desert animals. Australian Desert Animals 1 The Bilby The pretty and delicate bilby once lived across most of the Australian inland deserts. Like most desert animals the bilby hides during the day and forages at night to avoid heat and dehydration. They are so efficient in conserving water that they don't need to drink. Australian Desert Animals 2 The Perentie The Perentie, a two meter monitor lizard that lives in the Australian deserts, uses the same strategy: it shelters in underground burrows. Those burrows are huge and often have many escape tunnels. Australian Desert Animals 3 The Thorny Devil The Bearded Dragon

In 1906, He Snaps A Quick Photo. What He Captures? Chilling... Angel is a writer on the Original Content team at LittleThings. Check out her articles about crucial tips on female and doggie health. She loves to take long walks, volunteer with kids, try new food, browse through burger recipes, and code in her spare time. Feel free to let her know what you'd like to see her write up next. Edward S. Curtis was a renowned American ethnologist and photographer of the American West and Native American people. During his life, he took an astonishing amount of pictures of the wild American landscape, retaining a record that would give future generations a glimpse into a remarkable period of the country’s history. Starting in 1906, Curtis spent over two decades traveling across North America, tracing the footsteps of over 80 Native American tribes, in an attempt to document the indigenous people. Scroll down to view these incredible photographs, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below! [H/T: Mashable]

The Keeping Quilt THE KEEPING QUILT By Patricia Polacco When my Great-Gramma Anna came to America, she wore the same thick overcoat and big boots she had worn for farm work. But her family weren’t dirt farmers anymore. In New York City, her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day. Everyone was in a hurry, and it was so crowded, not like back home Russia. But all the same it was their home, and most of their neighbors were just like them. The only things she had left of backhome Russia were her dress and babushka she liked to throw up into the air when she was dancing. And her dress was getting too small. “We will make a quilt to help us always remember home.” And so it was. Anna grew up and fell in love with Great-Grandpa Sasha. When my Grandma Carle was born, Anna wrapped her daughter in the quilt to welcome her warmly into the world. Carle learned to keep the Sabbath and cook and clean and do washing.