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The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals. The land varies from swamps , Piney Woods in the east , rocky hills and limestone karst in the central Hill Country of the Edwards Plateau , desert in the south and west , mountains in the far west (the Trans-Pecos ), and grassland ...
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos †Indarctos †Inga †Ischyrocyon †Ischyromys; Isognomon †Jefitchia – type locality for genus; Juglans †Kalobatippus; Kinosternon †Kinosternon flavescens; Kuphus †Lacunaria †Lambdoceras †Lambertocyon †Lambertocyon eximius; A living Lampropeltis getula, or eastern kingsnake ...
The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States.It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. [2] It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east; the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north; and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to the west. [3]
In December 2019, Eve moved to her forever home, the Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas. The 1,400-acre sanctuary is home to various animals, including five bears, who have overcome neglect ...
Although they faced a rapid decline over several decades, black bear sightings increased from 25 in 2020 — the majority of which were in Big Bend — to 154 confirmed sightings in Texas in 2022.
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
Bear habitats are generally forests, though some species can be found in grassland and savana regions, and the polar bear lives in arctic and aquatic habitats. Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ...
The California-based chain Black Bear Diner has opened 3 more Texas locations, raising the total to 24 restaurants in the Lone Star State.