SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which are often the summer months.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aestivation is the state of inactivity or low metabolic process during summers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nocturnal desert animals keep cool by being active at night, whereas some other desert animals get away from the sun’s heat by digging underground burrows. Other common adaptations seen in desert animals include big ears, light-colored coats, humps to store fat, and adaptations that help conserve water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most small mammals dig burrows in the desert soil to save themselves from the extreme temperature. Large mammals do not burrow to escape the desert heat as their body gets heated up very slowly and they take shady places during those times during day time.