The desert heat doesn't stop some animals that make the mountains and basins of Texas their home. Animals such lions, Bighorn Sheep, horned toads,coyotes,rattlesnakes,road runners, quails, reptiles and black bears are tough and survive this area. Even though this region is the driest and windiest of Texas, there is vegetation that belongs to the mountain and basin area of Texas. Some of these are mesquite trees and grass, cacti and desert brush.
