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An alligator swims through water

Wildlife

Go Reptilian at Crocodile Encounters in Angleton

Alligators, crocodiles, and other exotic critters make a home at these wildlife sanctuaries in Southeast Texas

By Saba Khonsari
November 26, 2024
A black iridiscent bird perches on a wood pillar

Wildlife

Are Grackles in Trouble in Texas?

By Asher Elbein
November 8, 2024
An orange Monarch butterfly lands on an orange flower in a field of flowers and grass

Wildlife

The Friendliest Animals in Texas

By Dina Gachman
October 22, 2024
An orange and black monarch butterfly lands on a bright fuchsia flower.

Nature

A Texan’s Guide to Butterfly Season

By Asher Elbein
October 11, 2024

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Nature

The Port Aransas Nature Preserve Is For the Birds

By Anthony Head
June 28, 2024
Three horses stand in a natural setting with pink clouds overhead

History

Rescuing Texas’ Once Wild Horses

By Dina Gachman
May 21, 2024

Visit with Rehabilitated Critters at Wassermann Wranch in Alpine

By Sarah M. Vasquez
May 9, 2024

Museums

Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas

By Asher Elbein
March 26, 2024

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

By Christopher Collins
March 19, 2024

Where the Wild Things Are at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve

By Robyn Ross
September 22, 2023
The silhouette of a person next to a large telescope under the stars

A Trip Out West Offers a Glimpse at the Final Frontier

By Matt Adams
August 21, 2023

After Spring’s Mating Season, It’s Babies Gone Wild at Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway

By Melissa Gaskill
August 16, 2023

Lunch Is Served at Lubbock’s Prairie Dog Town

By Christopher Collins
August 10, 2023
A shark in water

Shark Week Swims Into Texas Early

By Meadow Chase
July 12, 2023
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