Deserts reward preparation. Across the world, desert animals have developed ingenious and resourceful ways to conserve every ...

WHITEWATER – Scientists recently surveyed one patch of the desert and found more desert tortoises dead than alive. Some types of lizards and insects have been vanishing from areas where they once ...

You might think of Australia's arid center as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it's actually dotted with ...

A coyote, a quail and a javelina walk into a Cave Creek watering hole on a hot day. They say to the sleepy tortoise bartender, "Stop Sonoran and give us a drink!" Sorry for the cheesy joke. But can ...

How much room do you need to survive? My personal space is best described in square miles; something akin to a national park will do just fine. But what about the small desert animals that I described ...

A caboodle of canines is quite a sweet sight, no matter how big or fluffy or tail-waggy the pooches might be. But when there are 11 pups, and they're all pretty wee, as in just a month old, and ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. Dressed in matching blue Hawaiian shirts, Janelle Coleman, her husband and their 7 and 9-year-old sons were observing the sights and sounds of the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State ...