In 2015, researchers began tracking wells dug by wild horses and donkeys in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert; by 2018, they found some supplied up to 74% of available surface water and were used by 57 vertebrate species
- Representative imageWhen summer heat dries up streams in the Sonoran Desert, wild horses and donkeys can do something unexpected: dig for water.
- Researchers began tracking these animal-made wells in 2015, mapping their water supply across four Arizona sites over three summers.
- By 2018, they had found that the wells could provide up to 74% of the surface water available at one site.
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- Representative imageWhen summer heat dries up streams in the Sonoran Desert, wild horses and donkeys can do something unexpected: dig for water.
- Researchers began tracking these animal-made wells in 2015, mapping their water supply across four Arizona sites over three summers.
- By 2018, they had found that the wells could provide up to 74% of the surface water available at one site.
Sources: Times of India