Animals from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo that were transported to Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert last week to evacuate from the Line fire could be returning back home on Thursday. Conditions ...

Camels are masters of adaptation. Here’s how these animals evolved to survive the sand and glare while preserving crucial ...

As smoke from the nearby Line Fire blanketed the Big Bear Alpine Zoo over the past week, workers at the zoo sprang into action to protect their animals — and looked to their colleagues in the ...

Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the 1960s, ...

The semi-arid Kalahari Desert stretches over parts of Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana. It’s an ecological wonderland that isn’t like your average super dry desert. It gets a lot more rain, which ...

Why do desert foxes have huge ears while Arctic foxes don't? Learn how Allen's Rule explains the link between body shape and heat management.

Editor’s note: A version of this post was first published on March 30, 2022. The desert mule deer is a common sight in the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas, but when wildlife biologists conducted ...

BRIGHTER, LIGHTER NIGHTS, and Daylight Saving Time — that starts March 9 — can put a person in an illuminated state of mind. As the sunlight stretches into the mid-evening and we begin spending more ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. The carvings date back to around 12,000 years ago and many are ...