What are some of the animals that live in the Atacama desert?

Chile's Atacama Desert runs for 600 miles along the Pacific Coast, with the Andes Mountains as its eastern border. Some parts of the desert have never recorded precipitation and are so arid that no plant or animal life can survive. read more

Chile’s Atacama Desert runs for 600 miles along the Pacific Coast, with the Andes Mountains as its eastern border. Some parts of the desert have never recorded precipitation and are so arid that no plant or animal life can survive. read more

In the Atacama desert there are a large amount of animal species that live and breed in the desert. These animals include: BIRDS- are probably the largest of all groups in the Atacama, some animals include: * Humboldt penguins- live here all year round. * Andean Flamingos- move about to eat the algae. read more

The first thing to remember is that not all deserts are the same and not all deserts are even equally dry. For example, the Namib (one of the oldest and driest deserts in the world, has dry river-beds running through some parts where water can be found, mostly underground. Other deserts have oases. read more