Creatures Critters and Crawlers of the Southwest

About this book

This lively roundup of twenty essays gives an account of more than twenty of the varied species of mammals birds insects fish reptiles and amphibians residing in New Mexico and the Southwest. Covered here are bats bears burros burrowing owls centipedes cicadas cougars coyotes cranes cutthroat trout elk gila monsters jackrabbits horny toads prairie dogs rattlesnakes roadrunners scorpions tarantulas and turkey vultures. These anecdote-filled essays with plentiful photographs will appeal to readers young and old.