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Burrow Society principle

Lessons from Plains Vizcacha

Build the neighborhood.

Plains Tunnel Neighborhood

Plains Vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

Security grows when many lives share the work of shelter.

Biological basis

Plains Vizcachas live in social colonies and build extensive burrow systems called vizcacheras, which provide refuge on open grasslands.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

CommunityShelterSecurityGroup livingBurrow systems

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