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The Gobi Desert in Mongolia is half a million square miles of emptiness. Yet it is home to one of the rarest animals on Earth - the Gobi bear. Fewer than forty are known to exist.

In the Gobi desert lives one of the rarest animals on Earth. Known in Mongolian as the Mazaalai, the Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis) is the rarest of the planet’s eight bear species.

“In the Gobi, it is difficult to be a herder. No rain, with too many mines. For the last three years, we haven’t had any rainfall and we are just moving with our animals,” Nergui said.

Learn about desert habitats and the animals that live there with these interactive learning resources for KS1 Science students aged 5-7 from BBC Bitesize.