Gopher

Kingdom Animal	Class Mammal
Family Gopher	Status Varies by species
Added by JindoJeff -	Date Updated Sun Jan 20 10:47:48 2013
Image Credit wiki/File:Pocket_gopher.jpg Image Comment Pocket gopher, Yellowstone National Park; Gillian Bowser; 1990
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The term gopher is not specific to any one species of animal.
Pocket Gophers is a family of animals which are considered true Gophers.
There are over 100 kinds of gophers in America.
Gophers are small rodents that usually weigh less than a pound.
Because Gophers burrow they are often considered pests to farmers and gardeners.
Gophers establish large communities that can have more than 1000 animals.
Gophers eat shrubs and vegetables.
Pocket Gophers deposit the extra dirt from their tunnels in mounds above the ground.