Chapman and Newell 1 have recently published the following argument : (1) Lugworms can burrow into a particular beach whether covered by sea-water or not. The total downward thrust which a worm ...

Their goal was to monitor local fish populations. During the surveys, researchers noticed some burrowing fishes previously identified as a known species, the study said. Intrigued, they analyzed ...

Hurricanes Helene and Milton left many burrowing owls homeless, and Pascha Donaldson, a board member of the Cape Coral Wildlife Trust, is working hard to get them back into their burrows.

The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in length, with a round head, white eyebrows, yellow eyes, and long legs. Burrowing owls ...

They are also one of the few non-social insects which show maternal care of the developing eggs and very young nymphs. Two small groups of earwigs ... The adult stage of most mayfly species is very ...

The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

A petition to list the western burrowing owls as an endangered or threatened species was accepted on Oct. 10 by the commission, making the unusual owl a “candidate” for protective status under ...

California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider listing the rapidly declining species as endangered or threatened. The state Fish and ...

Western burrowing owls are small — about the size of a robin — with big yellow eyes and no visible ears. In California, they ...

Other animals benefit from their labors. Burrows may be shared by snakes, burrowing owls, and even rare black-footed ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs in their own dwellings. Family groups (a male ...

The boat, which was shuttling workers from the Goleta Pier to Platform Holly, found the western burrowing owl floating in the ocean two miles offshore. The crew, captains Daniel Madsen, Amor Cueva, ...