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Gophers and Groundhogs
The smaller gopher and the larger groundhog are burrowing members of the numerous, successful order of rodents. Both are known for their extensive underground tunnels, which may support thousands of sociable gophers and far less of the more solitary groundhog. Typical contributors seek answers to gopher and groundhog defensive behaviors, environmental roles in opening up air passageways underground and sharing underground homes with other wildlife, geographic ranges, representations in popular culture, survival threats, and troubled interactions with people.
1,124 Questions
Is the woodchuck the same as a gopher?
A prairie dog is a western animal that is similar to a woodchuck.
Why it is easier to chop wood with an axe rather than a hammer?
Pressure is inversely proportional to the surface area. So less the surface area more the pressure and more the surface area less the pressure.. As the edge of axe has lesser surface area than the edge of hammer so the pressure will be more. That is why it is easier to chop wood with an axe rather than a hammer.
What is the relationship between snake and gopher?
They are both reptiles and have scaly, rough skin.
How much wood does a wood furnace use?
Answer
It depends on how large your house is, and how well your wood stove works. We have a 1,200-sq.-ft. home and we burned about 3 cords of wood. It is a brand-new stove, and we're still learning how to use it. Also, use wood that doesn't burn fast.
Answer It also depends on what type of wood you use. If you use a light wood -- such as pine -- it catches alight quickly, but also burns out quickly. If you use a heavy, condensed wood -- such as olive -- it takes much longer to catch alight, but once it burns, it does so for a long time. Answer I used wood heat exclusively last winter. I have hot-water baseboard heat powered by a multi-fuel furnace (not exclusively a wood stove). We operated the furnace for about 5 months continuously using mixed hardwoods. My house is about 1,200 square feet, and we went through 22 face cords through the winter, at a cost of about $1,100.
Gophers are not interested in humans and will avoid them at any cost. However, being warm blooded animals, they can get rabies. These infected animals can attack humans and in the final stage of the sickness, they can become mad! Any normal wild animal usually is fearful of humans. Should any animal be interested in an altercation, they are either sick or protecting their young.
How are groundhogs dangerous to people?
Groundhogs can be as ferocious as other animals. This is especially true if they are provoked. Like badgers and wolverines, groundhogs utilize their claws to attack or keep back predators. While they appear docile, they can be very brutal if needed.
Who would win in a fight a raccoon or groundhog?
It depends on the size of the raccoon and how many Yorkies you are talking about.
Wild animals would rather run than fight. They will fight if cornered and they can do a lot of damage. I would suggest that you try to keep your pet (s) away from confrontations with raccoons as any injury to the dog would cost you money at the Vets, so in effect, you would lose.
What kind of animal is a Vancouver Island marmot?
On and near Mt. Washington. Central Vancouver Island.
Yes, gopher snakes make fantastic pets. Mine is very docile and eats well. Just make sure to get hold of a good care sheet so that your snake will be healthy and happy.
What is another name for a prarie dog?
Woodchuck. A common name is the Woodchuck. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
What do cows chew when theres nouthing in there mouth?
When cattleappear to be chewing they are doing exactly that, although I think you are referring to when cattle are chewing their "cud". Cattle regurgitate a small portion of food, known as their cud, and chew on it.
yes groundhogs will eat small turtles, if you can feed the groundhog and he/she will not eat turtles because he/she will have plentiful to eat.
How much is Arthur Wood teapot?
i don't know i have two pot different in style and both have the same number on the bottom. I have to have it checked to see if one or both are fakes. I am trying to find out why the difference in the number that they are using. The number is #4962. sorry but be careful
Good luck
Jamie
How long does a woodchucks live?
Woodchucks do not get wood nor do they eat it. The name woodchuck is what the English speaking peoples heard or could make out based on their vocabulary when they heard the Algonquian term for this animal which is wuchak.
Is there really an animal called a woodchuck or are they just groundhogs?
Really just grounhogs. Not a separate species.
Can groundhogs climb and swim?
They don't like like to, but they will if they have to.
The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck or whistle-pig, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. They prefer to retreat to their burrows when threatened, but they are accomplished swimmers and climbers, and climb trees to escape predators.
No, they most certainly do not. Woodchucks are mammals; mammals bear live young.
The only mammal known to lay eggs are monotremes such as the platypus and the echidnas (spiny anteaters). All known monotremes are indiginous to Australia and New Zealand.
What level does the relationship between a house cat and gopher emerge?
Order, the gopher Rodentia and the house cat Carnivora
A fisher cat attacked and killed a woodchuck in my yard in early September 2010 around 8:00am. A neighbor has a video of the incident.
Groundhogs eat tall grass, leaves of many things and fruits. Grounghogs will even eat small birds and small turtles.
