The Fort Worth Zoo has been in the news a lot over the past few years. Take a look back at Star-Telegram coverage of the most ...

Lizards possess remarkable abilities. Some desert species survive with minimal water. Many lizards drop their tails to escape predators. Chameleons change colour for communication. Geckos climb walls ...

Jabulani, the Fort Worth Zoo’s male lion, roars while in his new habitat ... Mountains & Desert exhibit in the Fort Worth Zoo on Thursday June 20, 2024. By Chris Torres Fort Worth Zoo officials ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust said the Ranch Fire near Apple Valley has impacted a quarter of a 592-acre protected nature ...

Initially, a threatened horned lizard will typically freeze, relying on its cryptic coloration and spiny appearance to blend into the desert substrate. If detected, it may inflate its body to appear ...

Presumably horned lizards from the Southwest were released in areas of the Southeast ecologically similar to their native habitat of plentiful sun and sand.

Habitat and Behavior Texas Horned Lizard. Image by DesignPicsInc via Depositphotos. Horned lizards reside in environments ranging from pine forests to coastal beaches, but they predominantly occupy ...

Presumably, horned lizards from the Southwest were released in areas of the Southeast ecologically similar to their native habitat of plentiful sun and sand.

Although the name is horned frog, the species' real is name is "Texas horned lizard" because it has spikes. But in Texas, the animal is known as a horned frog. The school earned the name when the ...

However, many desert reptiles have quite specific habitat needs, which make the conditions in which you may find them far more specific. The pygmy short-horned lizard, western fence Lizard and gopher ...

Pima County will spend $284,000 to save horned lizards and other critters from an untimely and premature squishing at a west-side construction site.