Thursday, 30 September 2010

Mole


Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Talpidae

CHaracteristics
small or vestigial eyes and ears
small rodents
thickset, cylindrical bodies, short necks,
forelimbs are short, broad, powerful and adapted for digging.

Adaptations:
tunnel, which is good because they are mostly blind.
help aerate the soil.
insectivores

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