Animals have evolved remarkable and, at times, deadly defense mechanisms to survive in the wild. From sardines forming ...

People once caught Texas horned lizards for pets, a practice now outlawed. What Do They Eat, and Who Eats Them? Although horned lizards prefer a diet of ants, they'll eat other insects as well.

The Horned Lizard Reintroduction Project is funded, totally through donations. It costs a little more than $100,000 per year. Much of that money goes to providing food for the adult and baby ...

Unfortunately, the Texas horned lizard, designated the Texas state reptile in 1993, no longer occurs at many locations in the Lone Star state where it was once common.

Why they're awesome: Greater short-horned lizards have a squat, flat shape and short snouts, which makes them look more like amphibians than reptiles — hence the nickname "horny toads." But ...

With all due respect to TCU, the school got its mascot wrong. Their mascot is really a horned lizard, not a horned frog. But then, lots of us get it wrong.

More Texas horned lizards are now scuttling around Blanco County, thanks to the San Antonio Zoo—and a team of dogs that are trained to track the threatened species.

Caldwell Zoo has hatched more than 70 threatened horned lizards this year, while Dallas Zoo reported its largest group of hatchlings last week. ... Can you keep a Texas horned lizard as a pet?

Caldwell Zoo has hatched more than 70 threatened horned lizards this year, while Dallas Zoo reported its largest group of hatchlings last week. News Today's news ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking the Lone Star State to weigh in on a fresh new look for one of its most beloved symbols: The classic ho ...

The Horned Lizard Reintroduction Project is funded, totally through donations. It costs a little more than $100,000 per year. Much of that money goes to providing food for the adult and baby ...

Horned lizards also do not survive well in captivity and are not good pets. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Dallas Zoo and Caldwell Zoo hatch 90 threatened horned ...