Some animal adaptations look like they were designed by a committee of mad scientists. The greater short-horned lizard ...

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 ...

Greater short-horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes - proving you really are what you eat, in the grossest way possible.

These horned lizards turn their lunch into a loaded weapon - then fire the leftovers straight from its own eyeballs.

Two zoos are making notable strides this year in the recovery of the Texas horned lizard, the rare and threatened lizard cherished as the official state reptile of Texas. Caldwell Zoo in Tyler and ...

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 ...

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When you think of “gory” animals, creatures like great white sharks, tigers, and vampire bats might come to mind. But the most gruesome defense mechanism of any animal belongs to something much ...

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.

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 ...