• What is green and covered in poisonous warts?
  Green toads of East Africa have poison glands behind their eyes, and ...

• What desert birds are armed and dangerous?
  Lanner falcons, of the Sahara Desert, are fierce birds of prey. They ...

• How do rattlesnakes warn off their enemies?
  The rattlesnake gets its name from the "rattle" of loose scales on ...

• Which dog steals a big cat’s dinner?
  Jackals live in the deserts and grasslands of Africa. They hunt in ...

• Why does the jumping rodent fear the snake?
  Jerboas are jumping rodents, of African and Asian deserts. They live ...

• What squeezes its prey to death?
  King snakes, of the American deserts, do not have a poisonous bite. ...

• What hunts with built-in heat sensors?
  In American deserts, rattlesnakes can hunt prey, such as kangaroo ...

• How does the rattlesnake kill its prey?
  A striking rattlesnake sinks its poison fangs into its victim. Then ...

• Why are waterholes dangerous?
  Hungry lanner falcons hunt by lurking at waterholes. When birds, such ...

• What is the fastest animal in the world?
  Cheetahs live in dry grasslands in Africa. These sleek, lithe cats ...