SIMON KING / Male Dingo (Canis dingo) digging for rabbit in desert, Central Australia

Pete Oxford / Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Elderly lady, outside in Gobi Desert, Mongolia.

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Landscape of sand dune system, Gobi Desert, Mongolia.

RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Road through Salar de Atacama, Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Martin Gabriel / Pinnacles Desert at dawn Nambung NP, Western Australia

Steven David Miller / Thorny devil {Moloch horridus} Uluru NP, Central Australia

Rolf Nussbaumer / Desert marigold flowers {Baileya multiradiata} Big Bend NP. Texas, USA.

Warwick Sloss / Aboriginal men, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia on set of 'Monsters we meet'

Warwick Sloss / Perentie / Giant monitor lizard {Varanus giganteus} catpive, NT, Australia

James Aldred / Fennec fox {Fennecus zerda} emerging from den in sand dune, Sahara desert, Morocco 1997

HUW CORDEY / Portrait of nomadic tribesman from Gobi desert, living in traditional yurts, Mongolia.~January 2004.~Filmed for BBC Planet Earth series.

HUW CORDEY / Domesticated Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) walking across Gobi Desert, Mongolia, January 2004.~From BBC Planet Earth Series.

Jack Dykinga / Mexico Teddy bear cholla cactus {Opuntia biegelovii} growing on volcanic lava flow, Pinacate and Gran Desierto Altar Biosphere Reserve, Sonoran desert, Mexico

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Desert roses (Adenium obesum), Wadi Hareet, Oman

Bruno D'Amicis / Beetle (Tenebrio sp) walking on sand dune in the Sahara desert, Erg Chebbi, Southern Morocco, NW Africa

Laurent Geslin / Young women from the Borona tribe, carrying wate,r. Omo valley, South Ethiopia. 2006

Pete Oxford / Flock of goats following Rabari man of the Vadhiyara subgroup found near the city of Bhavnagar in Gujarat, India, 2006

Matthew Maran / Rock Formation, Salar de Uyuni (salt flats), Altiplano, Bolivia

Solvin Zankl / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) with Sesriem Sossusvlei sand dune in the background, Namib desert, Namibia

Jack Dykinga / Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa) and Birdcage Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) flowering on Pinta Sands, Sierra Pinta Mtns, Cabeza Prieta NW Refuge, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Teddy Bear Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii) and Saguaro Cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) lit by the afternoon light in the Sand Tank Mountains, Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro Cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) at sunrise, Cabeza Prieta NW Refuge, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Coastal Century Plant (Agave shawii) with red edging and spines, Sonoran Desert, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Central America

Pete Oxford / Cactus {Trichocereus sp} in flower on the Altiplano, Bolivia

Philippe Clement / Parry's Century Plant (Agave parryi). Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, USA

Philippe Clement / Harris' antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii) feeding on Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, USA

Philippe Clement / Eroded sandstone cliffs in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, USA May 2007

John Cancalosi / Green Lynx Spider (Puecetia viridans) on Prickly pear blossom {Opuntia sp} waiting prey attracted to blossom, Arizona, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / Desert sunflowers flowering on dark sand dunes, Colorado, USA, 1995

George Chan / Yardang Geological Park in Gansu Province, North-west China. June 2007, BBC ^Wild China^ series. These elongate desert landforms are formed by strong, unidirectional, sediment-laden prevailing winds

Jouan & Rius / Two young Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) at burrow entrance, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa

Jack Dykinga / Close-up of the twisted limbs of a freeze-damaged Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), with new limbs emerging. Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona

Jack Dykinga / Wahweap Hoodoos, Utah. These cap-rock pinnacles have been formed by the erosion of the softer Entrada sandstone layers beneath the harder Dakota sandstone cap-rock

George Chan / Giant / Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) standing on hind legs in the Chinese desert. September 2006

Robert Valentic / Following the desert rains a Holy cross frog {Notaden benneti} comes to the surface after a long period underground, Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia

Jouan & Rius / Herero women with milking cow while calf suckles, Kaokoland, Namib desert, Namibia

Mark Carwardine / Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) running, captive, Living Desert Zoo, Palm Desert, California, USA

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian / Mountain gazelle {Gazella gazella} scraping the soil, backlit, Jaaluni, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pharaoh / Savigny's eagle owl {Bubo ascalaphus} male in sand dune, Sweihan, UAE

Solvin Zankl / Camel spider / Wind scorpion {Solifugae} close up of mouthparts, Namib Desert, Namibia

Solvin Zankl / 5000 year old tree stumps in Deadvlei dried up salt pan, with red Sossusvlei sand dunes rising in the background, Sossusvlei, Namib Desert, Namibia

Solvin Zankl / Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) buried in sand with just eyes visible, Namib desert, Namibia

Solvin Zankl / Namib desert dune ant (Camponotus detritus) at entrance to nest tunnel amongst roots of perennial vegetation, Namib desert, Namibia

Solvin Zankl / Web-footed gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) on sand dune in the Namib Desert, Namibia

Solvin Zankl / Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) moving over the loose sand in typical mode of locomotion, Namib desert, Namibia

Laurent Geslin / Shepherd with flock of sheep at dawn, Thar desert, Rajastan, India

Bruno D'Amicis / Petrie's gecko (Stenodactylus petrii) on sand dune, Sahara desert, Morocco, NW Africa

Tim Laman / Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) and rocks at sunset. Joshua Tree National Park, California. Mar 2004.

Jouan & Rius / Bushman extracting edible roots from ground, Bushmanland, Namibia

Jouan & Rius / Eroded mud and sand of Walls of China, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Jouan & Rius / Western Blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua occipitalis) emerging from under stone, Northern Territory, Australia

Jouan & Rius / Western Grey Kangaroos (Macropus Fuliginosus) pair hopping away across sand dunes, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Steven David Miller / Large solar panels for generating electricity by solar power, Hermannsburg, west of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, August 2007

Mary McDonald / Banner-tailed kangaroo rat {Dipodomys spectabilis} outside its den, captive, Southern Arizona, USA.

Merryn Thomas / Berber man wearing traditional clothing. Aït Benhaddou Kasbah UNESCO site, Morocco. November 2008.

Rob Tilley / White sand dunes against blue sky, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA, February 2009

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Dune buggies competing, driving down high sand dune, Liwa Oasis, United Arab Emirates, UAE, December 2007

Jack Dykinga / Rainbow at sunset over desert hillside with Saguaro cacti, Table Mountain in the distance, Pusch Ridge Wilderness, Coronado National Forest, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, USA

Angelo Gandolfi / Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) train crossing Merzouga dunes, Tafilalt, Sahara, Morocco, March 2007.

John Cancalosi / Sonoran Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) with forked tongue extended, Arizona USA

Staffan Widstrand / Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) head and horns above sand dune, Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Dubai, UAE, Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Dubai, UAE, February

Staffan Widstrand / Splayed foot of a Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) feeding on Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) Chisos Basin, Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Chihuahuan Desert, West Texas, USA

Neil Lucas / Dragons blood tree (Dracena cinnibaris) in mountainous desert, Socotra, Yemen, February 2007. Did you know? Dragons blood trees are so called because of the red sap they produce.

Neil Lucas / Dragons blood tree (Dracena cinnibaris), Momi Valley, Mountains, Socotra, Yemen, June 2007

Floris van Breugel / Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) portrait at night, Death Valley National Park, Califonia, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Long exposure to capture star trails circling around the North Star, Polaris, at the "Racetrack," a remote desert playa (dry lake bed) in Death Valley National Park, famous for its mysterious moving r...

Floris van Breugel / Two Limber Pine trees (Pinus flexilis) lit by the low sun, over the snow covered summit of Telescope Peak from the Charcoal Kilns, with desert landscape beyond, Death Valley National Park. California,...

Mary McDonald / White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) drinking at water's edge, alongside a Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) Arizona,~USA.

Jouan & Rius / Limestone formations in the Pinnacles desert, Nambung National Park, Western Australia. August 2009

Jouan & Rius / Limestone formations in the Pinnacles desert, Nambung National Park, Western Australia. August 2009

Jouan & Rius / Aerial view of Limestone formations in the Pinnacles desert, Nambung National Park, Western Australia. August 2009

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family group preparing food in the bush, rainy season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, March 2009

Christophe Courteau / Rock carvings of wild animals including giraffe and lion made by the San / bushman people, approx 2000 years old, Twyfelfontein, Damaraland. Namibia, August 2009

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, woman in central Kalahari desert, Botswana, November 2008

Christophe Courteau / 'Xamse', a young Kalahari bushman, drinking water from an ostrich's egg in the dry season, egg was buried underground during the rainy season, Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, Qoma, Xamse, Qabate and Qhaikgao, hunters, walking in the bush. Central Kalahari Desert. Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, woman carrying child on her back, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family sitting round fire in the bush, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family sitting round fire in the bush, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, Qhaikgao and Xaiga hunting together in the grassland. Central Kalahari Desert. Botswana, August 2008

John Waters / Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculu jaculus) temporarily captive for photography in desert set, August, Qatar, Arabian Gulf.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Maasai fenced homestead, with buildings and livestock enclosures. Kenya, Africa, August 2009

Eric Dragesco / Black Tailed Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) male running, Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Eric Dragesco / Small herd of Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus) running, Gobi National Park, Mongolia

Eric Dragesco / Wild Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) standing in desert landscape, Gobi National Park, Mongolia

Nature Production / Thorny Devil / Mountain Devil (Moloch horridus) Australia

Ernie Janes / Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Erg Chebbi Dunes. Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa, March 2011.

Ernie Janes / Erg Chebbi Dunes, Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa, March 2011.

Ernie Janes / A person looking out onto the Erg Chebbi Dunes. Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa, March 2011.

Thomas Rabeil / Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama) juvenile running across rocky terrain. This species is critically endangered. Termit Massif, Niger.

Thomas Rabeil / Fennec Fox (Fennecus / Vulpes zerda) standing by the entrance to its burrow. Dilia Achetinamou Niger, Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Springbok ram calling (Antidorcas marsupialis) Kalahari, South Africa, January