Guests at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens are asked to be on the lookout for the "very clever" bat-eared fox, who escaped from a holding facility at the zoo Monday evening.

From hiking trails to giraffe feeding, watching wallabies or learning about wildlife, Southern California's Living Desert Zoo And Gardens has an adventure for everyone.

This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the desert and how people, plants and animals adapt to the conditions. Students could be given a list of plants or animals and asked to ...

A very thirsty animal can drink 30 gallons of water in only 13 minutes. Other adaptations help dromedaries thrive in desert conditions. Their nostrils close to keep sand at bay, and they have ...

Their color provides perfect camouflage among the powdery reddish sands of the Namib Desert, their primary habitat. These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop ...