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Burrow systems

Enter the tunnel.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

2 species

Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Black-footed Ferret

Species principle: Tunnel Fit

Enter the tunnel.

The right shape turns another creature’s tunnel into your path.

Black-footed Ferrets have long slender bodies adapted for entering prairie dog burrows, where they hunt prairie dogs and use burrow systems for shelter.

Plains Vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Plains Vizcacha

Species principle: Burrow Society

Build the neighborhood.

Security grows when many lives share the work of shelter.

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

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