Gopher | “A gopher’s head looks twice as big when the pouches in its cheeks are stuffed with food”

Gophers are rodents that live in North America and Central America. They are herbivorous animals that eat a variety of plants. Though these rodents are active in the daytime they stay mostly underground in tunnels. They are solitary animals. The lifespan of a gopher ranges from 1 to 3 years.
The pocket gopher can turn its fur-lined pouches inside out to remove the contents, much like a pocket
• The gopher is able to close their lips while keeping their incisor teeth exposed; if they did not do that, they would get a lot of dirt in its mouth while digging
• Gophers don’t need to leave their tunnels even to find water. They get their water supply from the moisture in the plants they eat
• Gophers are animals with flat teeth that help them to grind up bulbs, roots, and other parts of a plant
• They sometimes share their tunnels with other animals
Gophers have brownish, black fur as well as small dark eyes and tiny ears. A gopher has a slender body that it can flatten allowing it to fit into narrow tunnels. This rodent ranges from 5 to 14 inches long. A gopher that is 5 inches long is an inch or so shorter than the average pencil.

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