Pocket gopher burrowing (VIDEO)

University of Florida

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A southeastern pocket gopher finds a place to dump soil from its ongoing excavation. Digging is so energy intensive, the roots gophers find along the way don’t provide enough food. But by harvesting crops of roots over time, they can get enough energy to keep digging.

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Jack Putz and Veronica Selden/University of Florida

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