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While most people are not fond of rodents in general, there is one species that home owners (especially gardeners) actively dislike: gophers. These medium-sized, stocky rodents spend most of their lives underground, venturing out only to gather food or move to a new location. Their taste for roots, bulbs, corms and grasses puts them at odds with farmers, horticulturists and gardeners of all kinds. Gophers are well-adapted to their life underground, with small eyes and small ear flaps, nearly bare short tails and fine, dense soft fur. Their eyesight is not the best (it is of little use in the darkened world of underground tunnels) but their sense of smell, hearing and ability to detect ground vibrations is excellent. The Tehachapi area is home to a species known as Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) and they can be found virtually anywhere except areas with extremely sandy or rocky soils or in dense woods. In the native lands, gophers are tremendous soil...
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