Deserts are not easy places to call home. Broiling in the day, frigid at night, and lacking ample water, these landscapes test their inhabitants. The creatures that call deserts home have adaptations ...

The rugged and resilient desert bighorn sheep embodies the spirit of the state of Nevada. Learn how this animal became a ...

ON BURROWED TIME: It isn't often that an anticipated emergence is such a celebrated event. Certainly not in our own lives, for it is unlikely anyone is lingering outside our homes, ready to applaud us ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The staff at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum are able to help keep their animals cool, even when the temperature soars well above 100 degrees. They use everything from misters, ...

A desert is a habitat for many animals. When nighttime falls, many mammals, birds, and insects begin to roam around the desert after sleeping all day. It is cold at night, the snakes and lizards move ...

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 ...

The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising ...

Editor's note: This report includes images of dead animals that may cause some readers distress. Dozens of cats were left to die in the unforgiving heat of the Abu Dhabi desert, animal rights ...