When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call outside a restaurant with people jabbering and at a spot where I had a ...
The pesky Argentine ant, which has proliferated throughout the coastal regions of California, invading homes and displacing native species of ants, is also contributing to a sharp decline in the state ...
As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...
An adorable video, seen above, shows the moment zoo staff released 50 Texas horned lizards into the wild on Wednesday, 28 September. The horned lizards had been hatched at the San Antonio Zoo as part ...
Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard’s immune system to be stung by the ants, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State. The study comprehensively assessed how the immune system ...
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - For the first time in its history, Zoo Miami has successfully hatched threatened Texas horned lizards, marking a significant milestone in the conservation of this ...
One look at a Texas horned lizard —- like the 12 now acclimating to their new surroundings at the city of Pearland's Delores Fenwick Nature Center —- makes it clear why this reptile captures attention ...
This story originally ran on TexasHighways.com. Once upon a time, you could find Texas horned lizards across much of the state: squat reptiles the color of rusty red and gray gravel, heads crowned ...