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 Sahara desert is the third largest desert in the world. It is  also the world's hottest desert. The countries it covers include  Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauri â¦ tania, Morocco, Niger,  Western Sahara, Sudan, and Tunisia. The two largest deserts in Africa are the Sahara in northern Africa and the Kalahari in southern Africa.       The Sahara Desert covers 3,500,000 miles. It is the largest desert in the world. The name Sahara comes from the Arabic word for desert.