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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

Another creature that lives in the deserts is the shovel-snouted

lizard (below). To cool its tail and feet, this creature moves on hot
sands as if it were dancing. Supported by its tail, it raises one of its

front and one of its back legs diagonally opposite. A few seconds
later, it is the turn of the other two legs. With its peculiarly shaped

nose and body, the lizard moves in the mounds of sand as if swim-
ming. Its big feet enable it to run fast on the sand without being

hurt by the heat.

The desert frogs that live in Australia are like water tanks. A desert
frog fills the pouches in its body with water when it rains. Then it

buries itself in the sand and begins to wait for the next rain. With

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