Photo via National Geographic

Most desert animals spend their days hiding from the environment’s raging heat — it’s just one of the adaptations that allows desert residents to thrive in the arid, unforgiving regions. (They also build underground tunnels, develop ways of staying hydrated, and learn to stay cool.) But these animals came out long enough for photographers to catch them on film.

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