Desert

Real parks and dive sites where wildlife from this ecosystem lives.

Regions where the factor defining life is scarcity of water, not temperature: there are hot deserts and cold ones too. Their wildlife is shaped by thrift — nocturnal or crepuscular activity, drawing water from food itself, and tolerance of sharp swings between day and night temperatures. Vegetation is sparse and widely spaced, which leaves little shelter and turns shade into a contested resource.