When Phil Hinson’s young son stepped into a tortoise enclosure during an Arizona Game and Fish Department adoption event last ...

Deserts are brutal, but some reptiles have evolved to handle extreme heat, dryness, and scarce food. These survivors are built to last where few others can.

It's important to note that desert tortoises in California and the Southwest are two separate species. In a 2011 study, scientists declared that tortoises living north and west of the Colorado River — ...

Later, as a Cal State Fullerton science student, his trips to the Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx for […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 66°F. Thursday, August 8th 2024 ...

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Here's what months snakes come out in Arizona, whether snakes are protected by law and the most venomous snakes in Arizona.

But later members of its branch of the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs were truly colossal, including Quetzalcoatlus, whose 10.7-metre wingspan was the same as an F-16 fighter.

LANDERS, Calif. — Spring marks the start of the high desert’s slow season. Beneath a blanket of scorching heat, tourism drops. Restaurants and stores shorten their hours. But for Danielle Wall ...

In the upcoming issue of Australian Geographic photographers Ross McGibbon and Tim Squires search for one of the world's most dangerous snakes: the western desert taipan. But they managed to ...