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Gopher tortoises, like other tortoises of the genus Gopherus, are known for their digging ability. Gopher tortoises spend most of their time in long burrows (up to 80% of their time). [19] On average, these burrows are 15 feet (4.6 m) long and 6.5 feet (2.0 m) [13] deep, but can extend up to 48 feet (15 m) in length and 9.8 feet (3.0 m) deep. [14]
Gopherus is a genus of fossorial tortoises commonly referred to as gopher tortoises. The gopher tortoise is grouped with land tortoises that originated 60 million years ago, in North America. A genetic study has shown that their closest relatives are in the Asian genus Manouria. [1] The gopher tortoises live in the southern United States from ...
This is a list of mammals of Massachusetts. It includes all mammals currently living in Massachusetts , whether resident or as migrants , as well as extirpated species. For the most part, it does not include each mammal's specific habitat, but instead shows the mammal's range in the state and its abundance.
These tortoises may attain a length of 25 to 36 cm (10 to 14 in), [12] with males being slightly larger than females. A male tortoise has a longer gular horn than a female, his plastron (lower shell) is concave compared to a female tortoise. Males have larger tails than females do. Their shells are high-domed, and greenish-tan to dark brown in ...
Gopher tortoises (Georgia, Florida's official tortoise) have been impacted by the loss of 97% of the Southeast's longleaf pine forest. [115] [123] Introduced invasive species. New plant species have harmed the desert tortoise (California, Nevada) and gopher tortoise (Georgia, Florida's official tortoise).
The following properties in Fall River, Massachusetts are listed on the Registered Historic Places. This is a subset of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts .
Gopher is a recurring character in Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise. A gopher puppet is featured prominently in the film Caddyshack and the sequel. [17] The mascot of the Go programming language is the Go Gopher. [18] Gordon the Gopher is an English puppet gopher that appeared on Children's BBC between 1985 and 1987. [19] [20]
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States census, [5] making it the tenth-largest city in the state, and the second-largest municipality in the county behind New Bedford. It abuts the Rhode Island state line with Tiverton, RI to its south.