Nature

If you ask most Arizonans, they can usually identify the state flower (saguaro blossom), the state flag and maybe even the state motto ("God Enriches"), but…

It's hard to think for too long about cottontails without Here Comes Peter Cottontail popping into your head. That is, if you grew up with a mother whose…

Although they’re similar in appearance to American bullfrogs, Tarahumara frogs are rarely seen. And when they are, they’re usually in the canyons of Southern…

There’s one very famous bobcat in Arizona: D. Baxter, the mascot for the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. But the state is home to many other bobcats, and…

Elk just might be the gigolos of the deer world. Consider this quote from the Arizona Game and Fish Department website: "Harems may number up to 30, depending…

Hikers and picnickers in Arizona are familiar with the golden-mantled ground squirrel, even though they may have thought they were looking at an oversized…

Raccoons are intelligent creatures, as anyone who’s had their industrial-strength, securely lidded trash can raided overnight can attest. But there’s more to these…

It's possible the pronghorn is getting tired of everyone calling it an antelope. Or maybe it's just thankful to be alive — the pronghorn is the last surviving species of…

Ornithologist and artist John James Audubon named the chocolate-colored Harris' hawk for his friend, fellow ornithologist Edward Harris. Audubon and Harris met…