Many
animals live in the Southwest region. Different animals live in the grassy
prairies, the plateaus and mountains, and desert landscapes.
Animals
that live in the deserts of the Southwest have adapted to survive hot temperatures
and little water.
Animals
in Arizona include coyotes, prairie dogs, hummingbirds, scorpions and black
bears. Desert animals in Arizona include the javelina or peccary, mule
deer, rattlesnakes and Gila monsters. Grassland animals include rabbits,
white-tailed deer and antelope. Mountain animals include black bears, elk,
bison, and wolves. Many birds migrate to or through Arizona each year.
Texas
mammals include white-tailed deer, coyotes, antelope, cougars, black bears,
rabbits, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, armadillos and prairie dogs. Texas
has a variety of reptiles. Texas has 15 different poisonous
snakes.
They include coral snakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.
Texas has the most varied birdlife in the United States. The mockingbird
is the state bird.
Wildlife
in New Mexico is abundant. Many different animals live in the forested
higher elevations. Large mammals in New Mexico include the black bear,
mountain lion, mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, bobcat, and cougar. the
Mexican Desert bighorn sheep can be found in the mountains. Many different
birds live in New Mexico. The roadrunner is the state bird.
Oklahoma's animal population is similar to the Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
