Except, of course, for these..... https://prezi.com/_umkaw7kpikw/humboldt-penguins-in-the-atacama-desert/
Not forgetting that, technically speaking, Antarctica is a desert.... please log in to view this image
That reminded me of this one from when I was a kid: What do you call a gorilla with a machine gun? Sir.
"Quillagua, listed as the earth's driest place by Guinness World Records, reached a population of 800 in the 1940s. Now 120 people live there." NY Times. Which, in terms of civilisation, looks frighteningly similar to: