6 Heat Resistant Animals, Some Can Survive in 212 Fahreinheit

INDONEWTRAVEL.COM - It's amazing how heat-resistant animals can live in such a hot area. Some heat-resistant animals live in temperatures that humans can't even imagine surviving.

Reporting from Therainforestsite greatergood, here are heat-resistant animals that thrive in some areas with very hot conditions.

1. Water Bear

The smallest heat-resistant animals on this list are also the toughest. Water bears, or tardigrades, are microscopic organisms that live in water. It can withstand temperatures of 212 degrees Fahrenheit to absolute zero by going into suspended animation. Its metabolism almost stops and dries up until it is placed again in water, and it can survive decades in this state. Now it's hard!

These are not the only animals that can live in extremely hot climates. Pupfish live in waters where temperatures reach 100 degrees or more, while Pompeii worms live near underwater thermal vents that warm the water to 170 degrees Fahrenheit.

All of these heat-resistant animals have an extraordinary ability to thrive in hot temperatures, which they have clearly adapted over countless years to survive in extreme environments.

2. Saharan Silver Ant

The Saharan silver ant lives in the great deserts of Africa. These heat-resistant animals survive temperatures close to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. But unlike some of their compatriots living in the desert, these ants forage for food during the day. When this ant looks for food, it does so in the span of 10 quick minutes, allowing it to cool off.

3. Jerboa

The jerboa looks like a cross between a mouse and a kangaroo. This rodent has long hind legs that allow it to move efficiently, but is even more suited to digging in the sand for protection from the heat. It also survives the low water conditions of the desert habitats of Africa and Asia by subsisting on the moisture found in the insects and plants that it feeds on.

4. Dibokali

Dibokali, or wild mules, are scattered throughout northeastern Africa in 120-degree weather. This heat-resistant animal has large ears which it uses to stay cool in the hot desert sun. It also survives hot temperatures by being able to drain a lot of water in a matter of minutes.

5. Desert Tortoise

Desert tortoises, which live in the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico, survive temperatures above 140 degrees Fahrenheit by burrowing into the ground to escape the heat. Desert tortoises go above ground to forage only 2 percent of the time, spending 98 percent of their time in their burrows. Not only survive in the desert, this heat-resistant animal can live up to 80 years.

6. Camel

Camels are physiologically designed to survive in deserts where food and water are scarce. The hump stores fat (not water), which the camel takes for food when needed. These heat-resistant animals can drink more than 20 gallons of water if available, allowing it to last for seven days before re-hydrating. Its organs, as well as its oval-shaped red blood cells, help these animals retain water.