Thomomys bottae

April 01, 2014
Thomomys bottae
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Thomomys bottae

Apr 01 2014 |

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Show Notes

mesquitey245-yahoo2 Petey thinks pocket gophers are very cute. A huh.

Pocket gophers are amazing rodents, spending almost all of their life underground in the  tunnels they build. How deep are the tunnels and how far do they go? I’ve observed water in an irrigated field disappear down a gopher hole and never fill up. Whoa! Talk about getting water and air into the earth. These rascal are environmental engineers.  And even though they can be pesky around your homestead, they are very cute.

 

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