When it comes to hot deserts, the Sahara is known as the hottest region in the world. It covers around 10% of the African continent. However, wildlife like camels, goats, deer, baboons, hyenas, fox, ostrich, and mongoose are abundant in some areas. Plant life consists of grasses, small shrubs, and cactus.

Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change?
Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change?, By James Owen, for National Geographic News, July 31, 2009, Could this be true? Check out the article to learn more.
A Massive Solar Power Plant Is Taking Shape in the Sahara Desert
A Massive Solar Power Plant Is Taking Shape in the Sahara Desert, January 11, 2016, By George Dvorsky, Gizmodo.com, Article has plenty of images taken from space.
Africa - Explore the Regions - Sahara
Africa - Explore the Regions - Sahara, NOVA, PBS.org, Get an overview of the region, its people, and more.
African countries are building a “Great Green Wall” to beat back the Sahara desert
African countries are building a “Great Green Wall” to beat back the Sahara desert, By Omar Mohammed, Quartz.com, "Eleven African countries are moving ahead with an ambitious pan-African effort
In Pictures: Sahara
In Pictures: Sahara, BBC Earth, North Africa is home to the greatest desert on Earth, the Sahara. This vast wilderness, the size of the United States, is the toughest part of the African contine
The Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert, By Rent Millard, Apr 23, 2012, YouTube.com, Video length: 02:42. This video is a brief introduction to the Sahara Desert. It includes basic facts and figures about the S
The Sahara Desert and Its Cultures
The Sahara Desert and Its Cultures, May 20, 2011, Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic, Video length: 01:49.
The Sahara Desert Is Blanketing Europe in Dust
The Sahara Desert Is Blanketing Europe in Dust, April 6, 2016, By John Metcalfe, The Atlantic City Lab, 'Grainy clouds wafting their way north have contributed to pollution woes in London.'
Travel Sahara Desert, North Africa - Tour of Life in The Sahara Desert
Travel Sahara Desert, North Africa - Tour of Life in The Sahara Desert, October 6, 2010, YouTube.com, Video Length: 01:09