The Pocket Gopher
Gophers are small rodents that burrow tunnels and seldom appear above ground, when it does, it rarely ventures more than a few feet. Gophers are active during the day and are fossorial (live most of their lives underground). Gophers are herbivores (vegetation) eating tops of plants, roots and tubers of the plant. They eat, forage, sleep and have their babies underground. They have external fur-lined cheek pouches, or pockets. The pockets go back to its shoulders carrying food from one location to another. Gophers are larger than mice, but smaller than rats weighing about a pound. Gophers have four large incisors; they can close their lips behind them keeping dirt out while they dig. They make their homes in tunnels; shallow tunnels are used for foraging and deep tunnels are used for nesting, food storage and latrines. They push dirt to the surface as they dig, which creates long mounds on the surface similar to moles.
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