STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of ...

Pronghorn antelope, mule deer and grey fox roam the vast grasslands of the northern desert, while roadrunners, reptiles, jackrabbits and eagles live in the desert scrub. Little rain falls in the ...

HABITAT: Ideal habitat for desert kit foxes are flat, arid desert lands with the fewest roads and dominated by flora such as creosote bushes and white bursage desert scrub or mixed desert salt scrub.

HABITAT: The desert tortoise lives in valleys, flat areas, and dry alluvial fans and washes. In the Mojave and Colorado deserts, tortoises are generally found below 4,000 feet in Joshua tree-Mohave ...