Burrowing: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	fossorial locomotion

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Burrowing spider

American badger

Follow a burrowing earthworm seeking soil's moisture to protect its oxygen-collecting skin

Observe a pocket gopher using its front teeth and foreclaws to burrow a home full of roots, stems, and tubers

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