Posted 3:25 PM 2/3/2012 : Desert Critters: Comparing Sonoran Desert to Australian Outback
TUCSON - The Sonoran Desert is unique in so many ways, but if you've ever traveled to Australia, there are some places there that are very much like here!
Brenda King from the Desert Museum stopped by the News 4 Tucson studios today with two critters you could find varieties of in either the Sonoran Desert or the Australian Outback: a kangaroo rat and a tarantula.
Check out the video above to see these desert critters in action, and ot learn more about the curious comparisons drawn between these two locales.