Answer:
Arid or Semi-arid regions are defined as the regions that receive little precipitation.
Four ways by which animals living in arid and semi-arid areas conserve water are as following:
- They live in burrows to avoid water leaving their body.
- Some animals have a thick outer covering which reduces moisture loss, such as Scorpions and wolf spiders.
- Kidneys of animals in arid or semi-arid regions concentrate urine that helps in less excretion of water.
- Some animals like Gila monsters and camel have the ability to store water in their body such as in their tails and hump respectively, that can be reabsorbed when needed.
