1. The desert is found in northern Africa, western North America, western Asia, the center of Australia, and on the west coast of South America. There are many animals in the desert. Some are very large, like the kangaroo or the gazelle. Both are big and have to travel long distances for water at a water hole, or an oasis. Camels are also extremely big. They have one or two humps used for storing water and food. For this reason camels need very little water. Camels were often used as transportation by people of the desert. Another fairly large animal is the addax. The addax is a desert antelope. They live in the Sahara Desert. All addaxes are herbivores. There are less than 200 of them left because of hunting and tourists.