The Desert Speaks

Heart of the Sonoran Desert (12x6)

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From mountaintops to rock faces and dry caves, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument has the most diverse sampling of plants and animals found in the Sonoran Desert today. First, explore a dry cave for signs of ancient life and discover forensic evidence used to re-create the life and death of a javelina, a native, wild, pig-like creature found only in the United States. Then, take an in-depth look at the various habitat niches of Sonoran animals. Learn how the indigenous Tohono O'odham people have used desert plants for food and medicine for generations.