Stinkpots take their name from small glands on the underside of the carapace that can exude a foul-smelling musk in self-defense; captives donât do this often & it is not a hygiene issue (your house wonât stink because you keep one). Other mud & musk turtles & common snappers have this capability.
Updated March 28, 2017. The Sahara Desert is located in the northern portion of Africa and covers over 3,500,000 square miles (9,000,000 sq km) or roughly 10% of the continent. It is bounded in the east by the Red Sea and it stretches west to the Atlantic Ocean.
The rest of Earth's deserts are outside of the polar areas. The largest is the Sahara Desert, a subtropical desert in northern Africa. It covers a surface area of about 3.5 million square miles.A list of the twenty largest non-polar deserts can be found below.When most people think of a desert they imagine a landscape covered with sand and sand dunes.he largest is the Sahara Desert, a subtropical desert in northern Africa. It covers a surface area of about 3.5 million square miles. A list of the twenty largest non-polar deserts can be found below.