Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Gopher

     Well, I promised you all this picture a while back and here it is.


     Fearsome, isn't he? Pocket Gophers are rodents that mostly use their big claws for digging and rarely to tear apart victims. Gophers are a major pest, they love eating roots and will even come out at night to eat some leaves and stems. As farmers generally don't want their crops eaten until after they are sold, this is a point of contention. Gophers reproduce very quickly, and can raise dozens of young every year. For this reason, they will always be around. At the very most their numbers can only be curbed.

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  1. Requesting use of image for reproduction. Please contact Anthony @ Blackandlight@gmail.com

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