The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is in Tucson Mountain Park on the west side of Tucson. The zoo has many species of anmals, birds, and plants native to the Sonoran Desert region.
Raptors:
Barn owl, Tyto alba
Harris's hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus
Mammals:
Desert bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni (ewe left, rams right)
Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
Mountain lion (cougar, puma), Puma concolor
Desert mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
Mexican wolf, Canis lupus baileyi
Bobcat, Lynx rufus
Javelina (collared peccary), Pecari tajacu
Wild turkey:
Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
Snakes and other reptiles:
Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox
Southwestern speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus pyrrhus
Red coachwhip snake (Red racer), Masticophis flagellum piceus
Baja California rat snake, Bogertophis rosaliae
Sonoran mountain kingsnake, Lampropeltis pyromelana
San Esteban Island chuckwalla, Sauromalus varius
Hummingbirds:
(male left, female right) Anna's hummingbird, Calypte anna, and nest
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