The short-horned lizard is often referred to as a “horned toad” or “horny toad” because its squat, flattened shape and short, blunt snout give it a toad-ish look. There are over a dozen ...

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

She’d seen little owls and tiny hawks along the trail, but this owl was bigger, she said. She took out her phone to get a photo, then thought better. Her experience as a bearded dragon lizard ...

Whether they are incredibly cute like the elf owl or extra terrifying like rattlesnakes ... From the monitor lizard on the Phoenix freeway to a rare ocelot sighting in southern Arizona, here ...