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Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) AUSTRALIA

Banded Mongoose, Mungos mungo, with its pup in a colony in the Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Warthog (Phacoecerus aethiopicus) Savuti channel. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa

PRAIRIE DOGS, 1877. A prairie dog city near the railroad tracks in Nebraska. Wood engraving, American, 1877

PRAIRIE DOGS. A town of prairie dogs on the American plains. Wood engraving, American, c1850

European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) baby, cautiously poking head out of burrow on farmland, near Dungeness, Kent, England, may

Horned Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalmus) adult, standing at entrance to burrow on sandy beach, Maldives, march

Spotted Garden Eel (Heteroconger hassi) adult, emerging from burrow, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Spaghetti Garden Eel (Gorgasia maculata) adults, emerging from burrows, Blue Water Muck dive site, Uhak River, Wetar Island, Barat Daya Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Province, Indonesia

Masked Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris gymnocephala) adult, at burrow entrance, Lembeh Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Domestic Cat, adult male, hunting European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), looking into burrow entrance beside wire fence at edge of pasture, Bacton, Suffolk, England, april

Common Spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus) adult, emerging from sandy soil, Italy, july

Golden Spearing Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquilloides mapia) adult, in hole at night, Lembata Island, Solor Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Russian Wolfspider (Lycosa singoriensis) adult female, defending burrow, Ukraine, november

Italian Spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus insubricus) young, digging in loose sandy soil, Cascina Bellezza, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Common Spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus) juvenile, emerging from sandy soil, Italy, july

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) soil from excavated sett on snow, Devon, England, winter

Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) adult, emerging from burrow, Anglesey, North Wales, august

Unadorned Desert Skink (Egernia inornata) adult, on sand outside burrow, Outback, Northern Territory, Australia

Blue Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) adult, emerging from hole, Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Stoat (Mustela erminea) adult, emerging from entrance to rabbit burrow, Sussex, England

Freshwater Crab (Potamon fluviatilis) adult, near entrance of burrow, Italy, august

Yellow Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) adult, with alpheid shrimp at burrow, Kapalai Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) sett, on edge of hillside field, North Wales, march

Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) young, standing on rock near burrow, Mount Rainier N. P. Washington State, U. S. A
Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) young, standing on rock near burrow, Mount Rainier N.P. Washington State, U.S.A

Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) adult and young, resting on rock near burrow, Mount Rainier N. P. Washington State, U
Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) adult and young, resting on rock near burrow, Mount Rainier N.P. Washington State, U.S.A

Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus) adult pair, alert, standing on lookout at burrow entrance, Olympic N. P
Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus) adult pair, alert, standing on lookout at burrow entrance, Olympic N.P. Washington State, U.S.A

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) adult, standing at burrow entrance, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) dead young, remains at nesting site killed by gulls, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) adult, at nesting burrow in artificial sandstone wall nestsite, West Yorkshire, England, may

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) adult with chick, at nest entrance, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, june

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) juvenile, close-up of head, at nest burrow, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, july

Spotted Garden Eel (Heteroconger hassi) two adults, emerging from burrows, Ameth Point, Nusa Laut, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Lined Fangblenny (Meiacanthus lineatus) adult, emerging from hole, Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

European Souslik (Spermophilus citellus) adult, emerging from burrow amongst wildflowers in meadow, Bulgaria

Weasel (Mustela nivalis) adult, hunting, raiding Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) nestholes, Finland

Randall's Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris randalli) adult, at burrow entrance, Wayilbatan, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Giant Mole-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) adult, looking out from burrow entrance, Bale Mountains, Oromia, Ethiopia

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) young, at burrow entrance, Kalahari Meerkat Project, Kuruman River Reserve, Kalahari Desert, Northern Cape, South Africa

European Mole (Talpa europaea) adult, feeding on earthworm in tunnel, Italy

European Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa) adult, emerging from burrow at night, Italy, may

Moggridge's Trapdoor Spider (Cteniza moggridgei) burrow trapdoor, Liguria, Italy, november

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) adult pair, at nesting burrow entrance, Bulgaria, may

Harlequin mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) at the entrance to its burrow. Also known as the clown mantis shrimp, it grows up to 18 centimetres long

Mantis shrimp with eggs
Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) in a burrow protecting its eggs. Despite its name this is neither a mantis or a shrimp, instead being a crustacean only distantly related to the true shrimps

Scorpion (Opistopthalmus karrooensis) on a rock. This scorpion is also known as the shiny burrowing scorpion, as it digs and shelters in burrows that can be up to a metre deep and a metre

Larger grain borer beetle, SEM
Larger grain borer. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a larger grain borer beetle (Prostephanus truncatus) boring into a kernel of maize

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In the vast landscapes of Sublette County, Wyoming, two young Burrowing owls curiously stand at the edge of their underground sanctuary. Their wide eyes reflect the untamed beauty of the American wilderness as they prepare to embark on their nocturnal adventures. Meanwhile, in a distant time and place, South Condurrow Mine in Camborne, Cornwall witnessed bustling activity back in 1892. Miners tirelessly burrowed deep into the earth's crust, seeking precious minerals that would shape industries and communities for generations to come. But not all they are man-made; nature has its own architects too. In dry regions of North East Africa, Naked Mole Rats diligently dig intricate tunnels with their incisor teeth. These blind creatures navigate through darkness beneath arid lands, creating an underground network that ensures their survival. Back in Cornwall's mining history, King Edward VII Mine stood proudly on South Condurrow soil on November 27th, 1903. The miners' perseverance echoed through every tunnel they carved out—a testament to human determination and resilience within Earth's depths. While moles may be small compared to mighty mineshafts or expansive deserts, these industrious creatures play a vital role in shaping our ecosystems. With unmatched precision and agility, they create intricate networks below ground level—nature's hidden highways connecting various habitats together. June 1908 brought another chapter to South Condurrow Mine's story—a tale etched deep within Cornwall's rich heritage. As miners delved further into the earth's embrace with each passing day, new discoveries awaited them—both treasures from Mother Nature herself and tales whispered by ancient rocks. From Wales to Western Australia—the wonders of burrows span across continents and oceans alike. An adult puffin guards its precious puffling at the entrance of their cozy abode in Wales while an adventurous mudskipper finds solace within a muddy burrow along Vansittart Bay's vast mud flats in Kimberley.