Ever tried walking barefoot on the beach on a sunny day? Ouch! Now imagine creatures that live in such high heat all the time.

• ☀️ Super hot days
• 🌙 Much colder nights
• 🌧️ Little to no rain
• 🏜️ Minimal soil with scarce organic content

• 🌐 Wide roots that can drink water from 30 m away
• 🕳️ Deep roots that reach 1m into the ground
• 🌵 Fatty stem for storing water
• 📉 Pleated stems for flexible water storage
• 🌞 Vertical stems to catch sunlight when it's cool
• 🍃 Thick skin to limit water loss & leaves that are spiky for protection and to reduce water loss
• 🌙 Night-time metabolism to reduce daytime water loss

Real-world Fun Fact: The saguaro cactus can store up to 200 gallons of water during a rainstorm! That's almost 800 bottles of your favorite drink.

• 🌚 Nocturnal, avoiding the sizzling heat
• 🏠 Cool underground dens
• 🦊 Long, thick fur for insulation; think of it as its own comfy blanket
• 🐾 Furry footpads; like built-in sandals
• 🤍 Light coat to bounce off sunlight
• 🐰 Big ears to cool down; nature's AC system
• 🌬️ Panting to release heat

Real-world Fun Fact: Those adorable giant ears of the fennec fox make it a master listener; it can even hear prey moving underground!