Monkeys are not from California. They’re not even visiting snowbirds. But a few have settled nicely into a space customized to their simian preferences.

It is estimated that around 33% of the earth’s landscape, or around 57,308,738 square miles of land, are classified as deserts. Around the globe, you can find a variety of deserts, some extremely hot, ...

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 lack of food and water alone is enough to put you off without the blistering heat to contend with. The Thar desert also ...

Arizona’s rising summer heat may be more than even desert wildlife can handle. At the Phoenix Zoo, there's already a new habitat in the works... with air conditioning. “The lizards we're going to be ...

Experts at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens are now rolling back several bird flu precautions for their bird populations. "As we started seeing bird flu spreading throughout the country and moving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Joshua trees and creosote brush poke up through the rocky earth of the Mojave Desert on an early ...

Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the 1960s, ...

BABY ANIMALS... fill all people with all of the furry feelings — we'll just make that assumption, though "awww"-sumption may be more apt — and encountering a sweet snapshot of a bitty kitty, a bear ...

The judge issued an injunction at the request of environmental advocates who had prevailed two years ago on the merits of their lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management.

A new Mexican gray wolf enclosure planned at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum will give visitors a chance to view the wolves like never before — from the middle of the exhibit, surrounded by the pack.