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Moles are small, subterranean mammals. They have cylindrical bodies, velvety fur, very small, inconspicuous eyes and ears, [1] reduced hindlimbs, and short, powerful forelimbs with large paws adapted for digging. The word "mole" most commonly refers to many species in the family Talpidae (which are named after the Latin word for mole, talpa). [2]
The shrew moles dig burrows to access deep sleeping chambers, but forage for food on the forest floor by night. Desmans dig burrows in riverbanks for shelter and forage in the water of rivers and lakes. The star-nosed mole is able to make a living much as other moles do, but are also very capable aquatic creatures, where they are able to smell ...
"Moles dig characteristic volcano-shaped hills in the lawn," says Smith. "The tunnels are dug at a rate of 18 feet per hour and can add 150 feet of new tunnels in the lawn each day."
The hairy-tailed mole is cathemeral. [7] Since it lives primarily underground in shallow tunnels it can forage throughout the day and will also forage on the ground's surface at night. [7] The hairy-tailed mole is more active near the surface during warmer summer months and digs deeper underground in the cooler fall and winter months. [7]
The coast mole is primarily solitary and only become social during mating season. Coast mole populations and their corresponding tunnel systems seem to be larger in areas with damp soil and high earthworm densities. Coast moles are primarily nocturnal, but do not confine their activities to any specific part of the night.
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Skunks are primarily insectivores, so they dig for their dinners. A common sign of skunks is the presence of 1 to 3-inch cone-shaped holes all over your lawn where skunks have foraged for grubs ...
The shrew-mole is often confused with pocket gophers, another group of fossorial subterranean mammals, because they have similar habits but they differ greatly in the methods for burrowing. [6] Most fossorial mammals, including the pocket gophers dig with their forepaws held directly below their body, but shrew-moles dig using lateral-strokes. [6]