Desert animals have plenty of hair, and they need it to keep them warm on cold nights and protect their skin from the scalding sun. Their feet are designed to dig burrows and sit on top, not sink ...

Probably the first thing worth knowing is that the Sahara is not, in actuality, the biggest desert on the planet. At their most basic, deserts are defined as areas that receive less than 10 inches of ...

PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety ...

As daytime temperatures in the Horn of Africa climbed, a desert creature covered in “large” spikes sought refuge under a rock. But its hiding spot wouldn’t go unnoticed. Visiting scientists ...

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A sulcata tortoise escaped its habitat at an ostrich ranch and attempted to cross Interstate 10 before being rescued by Arizona state troopers.

An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper rescued a tortoise named Stitch from a highway after it had escaped from an ostrich farm 3 miles away.