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David Innes is a mining heir who finances the experimental "iron mole," an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test run, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned, and it burrows 500 miles into the Earth's crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar.
Groundhog burrows usually have two to five entrances, providing groundhogs their primary means of escape from predators. The volume of earth removed from groundhog burrows in one study averaged 6 cubic feet (0.17 m 3) per den. The longest burrow measured 24 feet (7.3 m) in addition to two short side galleries. [16]: 108–109
Subterranean fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction, science fiction, or fantasy which focuses on fictional underground settings, sometimes at the center of the Earth or otherwise deep below the surface.
Active during the day, groundhogs rarely travel far from a protective burrow to forage and dine. If you see a woodchuck on your property, they probably live nearby, says Anderson.
Groundhogs prefer to live near pastures, along the edges of woods, or under sheds or structures. Their main burrow entrance is 10 to 12-inch diameter hole with burrow systems that are 30 feet in ...
Groundhog Day, taking place Friday, Feb. 2, is right around the corner. With much anticipation, residents across the state of Kentucky are patiently waiting, hoping for some warm weather after a ...
Some species may spend the majority of their days inside a burrow, indicating it must have good conditions and provide some benefit to the animal. [19] Burrows may be used by certain species as protection from harsh conditions, [20] or from predators. [13] Burrows may be found facing the direction of sunlight or away from the direction of cold ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. 1998 novel by Louis Sachar Holes Author Louis Sachar Language English Genre Adventure, mystery, fantasy Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Ediciones SM (Spain) Publication date August 20, 1998 ISBN 978-0-786-22186-8 Dewey Decimal [Fic] 21 LC Class PZ7 ...