The deserts of the U.S. are home to some truly unique animals that thrive in harsh conditions. From elusive reptiles to ...

Animal welfare organization Animal Samaritans ... Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Valerie Kattz, marketing and public relations specialist, said: “Our residents stepped ...

Unsurprisingly, El Paso's hot climate is a result of its location in the Chihuahuan Desert, which extends ... D.C., was a gift from Bhutan to the United States for the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife ...

Shutterstock A hiker’s paradise… and a critter’s playground. When you hike through Arizona’s beautiful desert, you’re walking through one of North America’s most incredible outdoor habitats. But ...

Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its herds thinned ...

Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore ...

In Central Australia, the Tjakuṟa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei) is a culturally important species for Tjukurpa—the ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

The Dodo A group of friends were filming a video in the middle of the desert when, out of nowhere, they discovered a dog. “There were no houses,” Emily Everett-Nelson, founder of Atlas Animal Rescue, ...

It was setting off from one of those points in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve that I battled jet lag, taking a three-hour loop – a beginner’s lesson on the desert, you might say. It’s not the ...

Smith’s hair was let down in loose waves, while a long veil rested on her head. Posing in a dreamy desert landscape, the couple looked into each other’s eyes as they embraced one another.