Alien Species Native to a Desert Planet

I'm writing a book about a man traveling on a Desert planet (colonized) and I need help with some of the species he might encounter there. I'm focusing on animals right now. I need to know what adaptations would be useful for daily tasks such as burrowing (Please note that tasks somehow autocorrected to Saskatchewan. I found that funny) on a planet like this.

The world is slightly smaller than earth, and slightly less gravity. It is covered in sand and strange formations. It is mostly populated by humans. There is a large oasis near the north pole of the planet. From there are several underground streams that surface as oases all over the planet. There are many large lakes throughout the north and they become less common and smaller as you go south. This causes the north to be more populated and richer.

My question is: What unique adaptations will animals need to survive in a desert environment?

posted about 7 years ago

BlippThePanda‭

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