This tiny, spiny lizard has a shocking secret. Scientists have finally uncovered exactly how and why its bizarre strategy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Texas zoo has released 28 horned lizards back into the wild. This lizard, shown in the video burrowing into the sand, along with ...

KENEDY, Texas — "We couldn't wait to get home, change our clothes and go play with the Horned Toads," says Lisa Yaklin. She grew up in Kenedy, Texas... now designated as the 'Horned Toad Capital of ...

As TCU women's basketball goes for its first Final Four, hoops fans watching around the US may wonder: What the heck is a ...

STAMFORD — There’s probably not much chance that if you grew up in Texas and are of a certain age that you didn’t catch and keep a horned lizard as a pet. Of course, you called it a horny toad because ...

For its 25th anniversary of the conservation plate program, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking to make changes to its horned lizard license plate, and it is asking Texans to help.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants your help to choose a new design for the iconic horned lizard license plate. The plate will get a fresh look as TPWD celebrates 25 ...