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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Southeastern Pocket Gopher

For Students 4th - 8th
Equipped for a subterranean life, the Southeastern Pocket Gopher's muscular front legs, thick-set front body, massive claws on its front feet, small eyes and ears, and incisors protruding beyond the lips are obvious adaptations to life...