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 ...

When desert animals face environmental extremes day in and day out, every unique anatomical feature can aid in their survival. Among the most striking of these adaptations is ear size. In arid ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Sonoran desert is home to many different animals and some of them are only found here in this desert. With temperatures expected to warm for at least another 50 years some ...

Do you love animals but for whatever reason aren't able to care for one at home? Consider becoming a proud parent of an animal at The Living Desert and Gardens through their symbolic "adoption" ...