Mammals

American Bison (Bison bison) bull at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma, USA, autumn

Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) foraging for grubs and insects, Texas hill country along Frio River, spring

Swift Fox family on the prairie
Swift Fox vixen and kits in the Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado, spring.

Feral Horses (Equus caballus) males fighting with hooves and teeth, Wyoming, June
Battle for dominance, wild horse stallions fighting in Wyoming sagebrush.

Herd stallion get the scent of a mare as he fights to maintain mating status in the herd, western Wyoming

Lechwe antelope (Kobus leche) is a semi-aquatic antelope of Africa, imported to the U.S. for hunting; s. Texas ranch.

Longhorn cow
feeding on prairie grass
Texas longhorn cattle feeding in grasslands, Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma.

Longhorn Cattle at Fort Griffin, Texas near Albany. One of the few remaining herds of pure longhorns.

Longhorn Cattle at Fort Griffin, Texas near Albany. One of the few remaining herds of pure longhorns. It is said that longhorns helped spread mesquite trees across Texas by eating the beans and leaving the seeds in their droppings where ever they went on cattle drives and such.

Longhorn Cattle at Fort Griffin, Texas near Albany. One of the few remaining herds of pure longhorns. It is said that longhorns helped spread mesquite trees across Texas by eating the beans and leaving the seeds in their droppings where ever they went on cattle drives and such.

Longhorn Cattle at Fort Griffin, Texas near Albany. One of the few remaining herds of pure longhorns. It is said that longhorns helped spread mesquite trees across Texas by eating the beans and leaving the seeds in their droppings where ever they went on cattle drives and such.

Bats, Mexican Free-tailed; part of the huge bat flight from the Annandale Ranch near Concan, Texas, late spring, Mexican Free-tailed bats

Mexican Free-tailed Bats swirling before a 3/4 moon at Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area near Rock Springs, August shortly after sunset.

King Kong at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. This mature silverback gorilla is one of the star attractions and he seems resigned to the fact.

Nilgai, bull running across prairie, s. Texas, exotic from India
Nilgai, antelope, native to India, exotic imported to Texas for hunting

Nilgai antelope bull
Nilgai antelope, bull or blue bull, imported from India to Texas for hunting and conservation.

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Rabbit drinking at Starr County, Texas ranch pond at sunrise, February

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) does in bluebonnets, Willow City Loop Drive, near Llano, Texas

buck White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at Port Mansfield, Texas. Bucks coming to feeders in fall and winter. Many wildlife watchers are attracted to Port Mansfield throughout the year to see deer, turkey and wild hogs that attracted to feeders scattered about the town.

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) big buck pushing doe in estrus as second buck watches from a distance, s. Texas

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck, winter, silhouetted on hill top at sunrise, s. Texas

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) does running, s. Texas, showing danger by flagging the white tail