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In which way would a drought affect how rodents get their energy?

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When a drought occurs, their food supply can shrink and their habitat can be damaged. ... Losses or destruction of fish and wildlife habitat. Lack of food and drinking water for wild animals. Increase in disease in wild animals, because of reduced food and water supplies.

While insects and cacti might provide a meagre supply of water, most desert animals survive by being what Price calls "water misers". ... To perform this feat, they have evolved specialized kidneys with extra microscopic tubules for extracting water from urine.

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